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Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

CVE-2021-22702

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

A CWE-319: Cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability exists in PowerLogic ION7400, ION7650, ION7700/73xx, ION83xx/84xx/85xx/8600, ION8650, ION8800, ION9000 and PM800 (see notification for affected versions), that could cause disclosure of user credentials when a malicious actor intercepts Telnet network traffic between a user and the device.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

The software transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published