CVE-2024-0556 Weak Cryptography for Passwords vulnerability on WIC1200
Remote attackers can intercept traffic to retrieve and decode base64-encoded credentials, exposing user passwords in plain text.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-0556?
CVE-2024-0556 is a high-severity vulnerability in Full Compass Systems WIC1200, published on 16 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Weak Cryptography for Passwords vulnerability has been detected on WIC200 affecting version 1.1. This vulnerability allows a remote user to intercept the traffic and retrieve the credentials from another user and decode it in base64 allowing the attacker to see the credentials in plain text.
Weakness: CWE-261
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0556?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xantech Wic1200 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0556?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0556 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-0556 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0556 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Full Compass Systems WIC1200
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5m86-gj68-x34m.