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CVE-2024-28809

Cleartext storage of sensitive password in firmware update packages allows attackers to access various appliance services via hardcoded credentials.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.17%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered in Infinera hiT 7300 5.60.50. Cleartext storage of sensitive password in firmware update packages allows attackers to access various appliance services via hardcoded credentials.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.17% probability · 7th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-312, CWE-798
Affected
nokia/hit 7300 firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.