CVE-2024-8455

High

Description

The swctrl service is used to detect and remotely manage PLANET Technology devices. For certain switch models, the authentication tokens used during communication with this service are encoded user passwords. Due to insufficient strength, unauthorized remote attackers who intercept the packets can directly crack them to obtain plaintext passwords.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.1
Exploit probability—
ProductPlanet Gs-4210-24p2s Firmware
PublishedSep 30, 2024
First seenSep 30, 2024
Weakness typeCWE-261CWE-261

How to fix

Update
  • planet gs-4210-24p2s_firmware3.305b240802 or later
  • planet gs-4210-24pl4c_firmware2.305b240719 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
planet gs-4210-24p2s_firmwarev < 3.305b2408023.305b240802
planet gs-4210-24pl4c_firmwarev < 2.305b2407192.305b240719
planet igs-5225-4up1t2s_firmwareNo range specified—

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