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CVE-2016-15058

Hirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform Password Exposure via SNMP

Published 7 mo ago · modified 3 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.1
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.2%
percentile 13%
Public exploits
0
none known

Hirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform switches Classic L2E, L2P, L3E, L3P versions prior to 09.0.06 and Classic L2B prior to 05.3.07 contain a credential exposure vulnerability where user passwords are synchronized with SNMPv1/v2 community strings and transmitted in plaintext when the feature is enabled. Attackers with local network access can sniff SNMP traffic or extract configuration data to recover plaintext credentials and gain unauthorized administrative access to the switches.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
7 mo ago

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CNA3.18.1CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CNA4.08.6CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA4.08.6CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA3.18.1CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

  • Belden Hirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-257 Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format

References

  • assets.belden.com /m/1d8273c6205dc400/original/Security-Bulletin-Password-Sync-SNMP-v1-v2-BSECV-2016-12.pdf · vendor-advisory
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/507216
  • vulncheck.com /advisories/hirschmann-hilcos-classic-platform-password-exposure-via-snmp · third-party-advisory

Sources

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