CRITICAL
GE Fanuc Proficy Real-Time Information Portal 2.6 and earlier uses HTTP Basic Authentication, which transmits usernames and passwords in base64-encoded cleartext and allows remote attackers to steal the passwords and gain privileges
Published Jan 29, 2008
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.96%
Description
GE Fanuc Proficy Real-Time Information Portal 2.6 and earlier uses HTTP Basic Authentication, which transmits usernames and passwords in base64-encoded cleartext and allows remote attackers to steal the passwords and gain privileges.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.96% 0.01957
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01957
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.96% (0.01957) | 79.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.96% (0.01957) | 77.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.09% (0.03095) | 85.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.80% (0.01803) | 88.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 1.29% (0.01288) | 85.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 1.14% (0.01144) | 84.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00469) | 74.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00469) | 71.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3590 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONBroken Link
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019273 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://support.gefanuc.com/support/index?page=kbchannel&id=KB12459 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180876 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487075/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487244/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30754 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3590 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONBroken Link | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1019273 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://support.gefanuc.com/support/index?page=kbchannel&id=KB12459 | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180876 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487075/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487244/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30754 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner certcc
Published Jan 29, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 9, 2008
Link CVE-2008-0174
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a