Credential disclosure via reversible Base64 encoding
Published Jan 16, 2024 · Updated Nov 13, 2024
Weak password encoding in Xantech WIC1200 Firmware 1.1 allows remote authenticated users to recover intercepted credentials. The firmware transmits credential values protected only by reversible Base64 encoding, so captured traffic yields readable usernames and passwords. Network access and valid low-privilege credentials are required; interception discloses another user's plaintext credentials without interrupting service.
Summary
What happened
Weak password encoding in Xantech WIC1200 Firmware 1.1 allows remote authenticated users to recover intercepted credentials. The firmware transmits credential values protected only by reversible Base64 encoding, so captured traffic yields readable usernames and passwords. Network access and valid low-privilege credentials are required; interception discloses another user's plaintext credentials without interrupting service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-0556
- Published
- Jan 16, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 13, 2024
- Vendor
- Xantech
- Product
- WIC1200 Firmware
- Classifications
- CWE-261, T1040
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 13, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.1
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