What is CVE-2018-5469?

CVE-2018-5469 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Belden Hirschmann M1-8mm-Sc, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-5469?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Belden Hirschmann M1-8mm-Sc

CVE-2018-5469

An Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts issue was discovered in Belden Hirschmann RS, RSR, RSB, MACH100, MACH1000, MACH4000, MS, and OCTOPUS Classic Platform Switches. An improper restriction of excessive authentication vulnerability in the web interface has been identified, which may allow an attacker to brute force authentication.

EPSS: 0.029 (85.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

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-2018-5469?: CVE-2018-5469 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Belden Hirschmann M1-8mm-Sc, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-5469?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.