CVE-2019-8282 Supply chain in Sentinel LDK RTE
Attackers can perform man-in-the-middle attacks to replace language packs with malicious ones due to cleartext HTTP communication.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-8282?
CVE-2019-8282 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sentinel LDK RTE, published on 7 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Gemalto Admin Control Center, all versions prior to 7.92, uses cleartext HTTP to communicate with www3.safenet-inc.com to obtain language packs. This allows attacker to do man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack and replace original language pack by malicious one.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8282?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gemalto Sentinel Ldk.
How do I fix CVE-2019-8282?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-8282 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-8282 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8282 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sentinel LDK RTE
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hg35-5j49-4jm5.