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high 7.2

CVE-2024-8459 json

PLANET Technology switch devices - Cleartext storage of SNMPv3 users' passwords

published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-49193

cvss
7.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Certain switch models from PLANET Technology store SNMPv3 users' passwords in plaintext within the configuration files, allowing remote attackers with administrator privileges to read the file and obtain the credentials.

Patch / fix

  • PLANET Technology GS-4210-24PL4C hardware 2.0 2.305b240719
  • PLANET Technology GS-4210-24P2S hardware 3.0 3.305b240802
  • planet_technology_corp gs-4210-24pl4c_hardware_3.0 3.305b240802

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • PLANET Technology GS-4210-24PL4C hardware 2.0
  • PLANET Technology GS-4210-24P2S hardware 3.0
  • planet_technology_corp gs-4210-24pl4c_hardware_2.0
  • planet_technology_corp gs-4210-24pl4c_hardware_3.0

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

Sources

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