What is CVE-2019-5635?

CVE-2019-5635 is a high-severity vulnerability in Belwith-Keeler Hickory Smart Ethernet Bridge, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2019-5635?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Belwith-Keeler Hickory Smart Ethernet Bridge

CVE-2019-5635

A cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability is present in Hickory Smart Ethernet Bridge from Belwith Products, LLC. Captured data reveals that the Hickory Smart Ethernet Bridge device communicates over the network to an MQTT broker without using encryption. This exposed the default username and password used to authenticate to the MQTT broker. This issue affects Hickory Smart Ethernet Bridge, model number H077646. The firmware does not appear to contain versioning information.

EPSS: 0.004 (29.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Belwith-keeler Hickory_smart_ethernet_bridge
Belwith-keeler Hickory_smart_ethernet_bridge_firmware
Belwith Products, Llc Hickory Smart Ethernet Bridge — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

cve@rapid7.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@rapid7.com (Product, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5635?: CVE-2019-5635 is a high-severity vulnerability in Belwith-Keeler Hickory Smart Ethernet Bridge, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2019-5635?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.