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Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

CVE-2023-46383

High
7.5/10

Summary

LOYTEC electronics GmbH LINX Configurator (all versions) uses HTTP Basic Authentication, which transmits usernames and passwords in base64-encoded cleartext and allows remote attackers to steal the password and gain full control of Loytec device configuration.

  • 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