Man-in-the-middle attack in Hirschmann products - CVE-2018-5471
Published: March 7, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10877
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5471
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Hirschmann
Affected software:
OCTOPUS
MS
MACH4000
MACH1000
MACH100
RSB
RSR
RS
OCTOPUS
MS
MACH4000
MACH1000
MACH100
RSB
RSR
RS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack.
The weakness exists in the web interface due to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. A remote attacker can use man-in-the-middle technique and obtain sensitive information through a successful man-in-the-middle attack.
The weakness exists in the web interface due to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. A remote attacker can use man-in-the-middle technique and obtain sensitive information through a successful man-in-the-middle attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5471
Workarounds are available on vendor's website.