CVE-2024-8459Network attack vector

SNMPv3 credential disclosure via plaintext configuration storage

Published Sep 30, 2024 · Updated Sep 30, 2024

Cleartext credential storage in PLANET GS-4210 switches allows remote authenticated users to read SNMPv3 passwords from configuration files. The affected firmware writes SNMPv3 account passwords into configuration files without encryption, leaving the credentials directly readable when those files are retrieved. Administrator privileges are required to obtain the configuration file; the documented consequence is disclosure of reusable SNMPv3 credentials.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext credential storage in PLANET GS-4210 switches allows remote authenticated users to read SNMPv3 passwords from configuration files. The affected firmware writes SNMPv3 account passwords into configuration files without encryption, leaving the credentials directly readable when those files are retrieved. Administrator privileges are required to obtain the configuration file; the documented consequence is disclosure of reusable SNMPv3 credentials.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-8459
Published
Sep 30, 2024
Updated
Sep 30, 2024
Vendor
PLANET Technology Corporation
Product
GS-4210-24PL4C
Classifications
CWE-312, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 30, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 30, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.305b240719
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <3.305b240802

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

PLANET Technology Corporation · GS-4210-24PL4Cversion=0 <2.305b240719; version=0 <3.305b240802
PLANET Technology Corporation · GS-4210-24P2Sversion=0 <3.305b240802

Published CVSS scores

4.9NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.2TWCERT/CCCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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