CVE-2018-5471 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-5471

A Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information issue was discovered in...

Vulnerability Description

A Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information issue was discovered in Belden Hirschmann RS, RSR, RSB, MACH100, MACH1000, MACH4000, MS, and OCTOPUS Classic Platform Switches. A cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability in the web interface has been identified, which may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information through a successful man-in-the-middle attack.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH Classic Platform Switches
Vulnerable Versions:
Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH Classic Platform Switches

Timeline

Official Publish: March 6th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-319

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1040 Network Sniffing
Collection
T1557 Adversary-in-the-Middle
Credential Access
T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1071 Application Layer Protocol
Command and Control