CVE-2024-8455
PLANET Technology switch devices - Swctrl service exchanges weakly encoded passwords
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 26th percentile. Fixed versions are out.
What to do
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- PLANET Technology GS-4210-24PL4C hardware 2.0Affected: < 2.305b240719Upgrade to: 2.305b240719Stated by: CVE record
- PLANET Technology GS-4210-24P2S hardware 3.0Affected: < 3.305b240802Upgrade to: 3.305b240802Stated by: CVE record
- Planet Gs-4210-24p2s FirmwareAffected: < 3.305b240802Upgrade to: 3.305b240802Stated by: NVD
- Planet Gs-4210-24pl4c FirmwareAffected: < 2.305b240719Upgrade to: 2.305b240719Stated by: NVD
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
The swctrl service is used to detect and remotely manage PLANET Technology devices. For certain switch models, the authentication tokens used during communication with this service are encoded user passwords. Due to insufficient strength, unauthorized remote attackers who intercept the packets can directly crack them to obtain plaintext passwords.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 26th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 4 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 8.1 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Credential AccessT1110Brute Forcemedium confidence
Sources
References in the record
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