Vulnerability in Belden Hirschmann M1-8mm-Sc
CVE-2018-5471
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (59.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103340 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-065-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5471?
- CVE-2018-5471 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Belden Hirschmann M1-8mm-Sc, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-03-06.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5471?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.