CVE-2024-11982 (CVSS 7.2)

Description

Certain models of routers from Billion Electric has a Plaintext Storage of a Password vulnerability. Remote attackers with administrator privileges can access the user settings page to retrieve plaintext passwords.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.2

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-256 CWE-256

References

Other References

https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-8278-cb581-2.html https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-8277-88b20-1.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-11982? +

Certain models of routers from Billion Electric has a Plaintext Storage of a Password vulnerability. Remote attackers with administrator privileges can access the user settings page to retrieve plaintext passwords. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-11982? +

CVE-2024-11982 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.2 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-11982? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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