CVE-2013-5669
The Thecus NAS server N8800 with firmware 5.03.01 uses cleartext credentials for administrative authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Thecus NAS server N8800 with firmware 5.03.01 uses cleartext credentials for administrative authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.20% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- thecus/n8800 nas server firmware · thecus/n8800 nas server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.7elements.co.uk/news/cve-2013-5669/Exploit
- http://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/blog/multiple-vulnerabilities-thecus-nas/Exploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/105686US Government Resource
- http://www.7elements.co.uk/news/cve-2013-5669/Exploit
- http://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/blog/multiple-vulnerabilities-thecus-nas/Exploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/105686US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.