Vulnerability · Published Sep 30, 2024 · Assigned by twcert
CVE-2024-8449PLANET Technology switch devices - Local users' passwords recovery through hard-coded credentials
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity hard-coded credentials 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 19% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Certain switch models from PLANET Technology have a Hard-coded Credential in the password recovering functionality, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to connect to the device via the serial console and use this credential to reset any user's password.
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-798 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-8047-adf79-1.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-8048-f0e4d-2.html third-party-advisory