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MEDIUM · 5.9

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 transmissi...

Vulnerability Description

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.

CVSS Score

5.9

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
BeldenHirschmann Rs20-0900Mmm2Tdau-
BeldenHirschmann Rs20-0900Nnm4Tdau-
BeldenHirschmann Rs20-0900Vvm2Tdau-
BeldenHirschmann Rs20-1600L2L2Sdau-
BeldenHirschmann Rs20-1600L2M2Sdau-
BeldenHirschmann Rs20-1600L2S2Sdau-
BeldenHirschmann Rs20-1600L2T1Sdau-
BeldenHirschmann Rs20-1600M2M2Sdau-
BeldenHirschmann Rs20-1600M2T1Sdau-
BeldenHirschmann Rs20-1600S2M2Sdau-
BeldenHirschmann Rs20-1600S2S2Sdau-
BeldenHirschmann Rs20-1600S2T1Sdau-
BeldenHirschmann Rsr20-
BeldenHirschmann Rsr30-
BeldenHirschmann Rsb20-0800M2M2Saab-
BeldenHirschmann Rsb20-0800M2M2Saabe-
BeldenHirschmann Rsb20-0800M2M2Taab-
BeldenHirschmann Rsb20-0800M2M2Taabe-
BeldenHirschmann Rsb20-0800S2S2Saab-
BeldenHirschmann Rsb20-0800S2S2Saabe-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-319

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-5471?

CVE-2018-5471 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM). 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 transmissi...

How severe is CVE-2018-5471?

CVE-2018-5471 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-5471?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Belden Hirschmann Rs20-0900Mmm2Tdau, Belden Hirschmann Rs20-0900Nnm4Tdau, Belden Hirschmann Rs20-0900Vvm2Tdau, Belden Hirschmann Rs20-1600L2L2Sdau, Belden Hirschmann Rs20-1600L2M2Sdau.