Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Engineer's Toolset (ETS) - CVE-2021-35246
Published: November 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69547
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35246
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due the application fails to prevent users from connecting to it over unencrypted connections. A remote attacker can with ability to intercept a legitimate user's network traffic can bypass the application's use of SSL/TLS encryption, and use the application as a platform for attacks against its users.
Affected software
Engineer's Toolset (ETS)
How to mitigate CVE-2021-35246
Install updates from vendor's website.
Engineer's Toolset (ETS) - update to 2022.4