Vulnerability in Ge Proficy Real-Time Information Portal

CVE-2008-0174

GE Fanuc Proficy Real-Time Information Portal 2.6 and earlier uses HTTP Basic Authentication, which transmits usernames and passwords in base64-encoded cleartext and allows remote attackers to steal the passwords and gain privileges.

EPSS: 0.020 (78.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cret@cert.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
  • cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cret@cert.org (x_refsource_SREASON, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
  • cret@cert.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
  • cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
  • cret@cert.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
  • cret@cert.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-0174?
CVE-2008-0174 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ge Proficy Real-Time Information Portal, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2008-01-29.
How severe is CVE-2008-0174?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.