SB2024042410 - MitM attack in MicroWorld Technologies eScan
Published: April 24, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024042410
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to software uses insecure communication channel within the software update functionality. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can perform MitM attack during software update and swap the update package with malicious files.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.