CVE-2008-0174 describes a critical vulnerability in GE Fanuc Proficy Real-Time Information Portal versions 2.6 and earlier. This flaw stems from its reliance on HTTP Basic Authentication, which transmits credentials in base64-encoded cleartext. This allows remote attackers to easily intercept usernames and passwords, leading to complete compromise of the system with a CVSS score of 9.8. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ge:proficy_real-time_information_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.