What is CVE-2018-5461?

CVE-2018-5461 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Belden Hirschmann M1-8mm-Sc, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-5461?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Belden Hirschmann M1-8mm-Sc

CVE-2018-5461

An Inadequate Encryption Strength issue was discovered in Belden Hirschmann RS, RSR, RSB, MACH100, MACH1000, MACH4000, MS, and OCTOPUS Classic Platform Switches. An inadequate encryption strength 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.

EPSS: 0.004 (36.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5461?: CVE-2018-5461 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Belden Hirschmann M1-8mm-Sc, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-5461?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.