CVE-2024-8449 is a hard-coded credential vulnerability affecting specific PLANET Technology switch models, including the GS-4210-24P2S and GS-4210-24PL4C series. An unauthenticated attacker with physical access can exploit this flaw via the serial console to reset any user's password. Rated as a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8, it presents a significant risk of complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability due to its low attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.305b240802CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:planet:gs-4210-24p2s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.305b240719CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:planet:gs-4210-24pl4c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.