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Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

CVE-2021-38418

Medium
5.9/10

Summary

Delta Electronics DIALink versions 1.2.4.0 and prior runs by default on HTTP, which may allow an attacker to be positioned between the traffic and perform a machine-in-the-middle attack to access information without authorization.

  • HIGH
  • 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