Man-in-the-middle attack in Vobot Clock - CVE-2018-6826

 

Man-in-the-middle attack in Vobot Clock - CVE-2018-6826

Published: February 13, 2018 / Updated: February 13, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10465
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6826
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Vobot
Affected software:
Vobot Clock

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack on the target system.

The weakness exists due to using cleartext HTTP in data transfer in the Breakout Easter Egg feature. A remote attacker can use man-in-the-middle attack techniques and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-6826

Update to version 0.99.30 or later.

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