Vulnerability · Published Sep 30, 2024 · Assigned by twcert
CVE-2024-8453PLANET Technology switch devices - Weak hash for users' passwords
Medium 4.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in GS-4210-24P2S hardware 3.0 from PLANET Technology. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Certain switch models from PLANET Technology use an insecure hashing function to hash user passwords without being salted. Remote attackers with administrator privileges can read configuration files to obtain the hash values, and potentially crack them to retrieve the plaintext passwords.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PLANET Technology | GS-4210-24PL4C hardware 2.0 | 0 – before 2.305b240719 |
| PLANET Technology | GS-4210-24P2S hardware 3.0 | 0 – before 3.305b240802 |
Weakness: CWE-328, CWE-759 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-8055-2c361-1.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-8056-09688-2.html third-party-advisory