CVE-2012-1838 — The web management interface on the LG-Nortel ELO GS24M switch allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and consequently obtain cleartext credential and configuration information, via a direct request to a configuration web page

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MEDIUM

The web management interface on the LG-Nortel ELO GS24M switch allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and consequently obtain cleartext credential and configuration information, via a direct request to a configuration web page

Published Mar 22, 2012

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 3.06%

Description

The web management interface on the LG-Nortel ELO GS24M switch allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and consequently obtain cleartext credential and configuration information, via a direct request to a configuration web page.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

3.06% 0.03063

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.03063

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 (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	3.06% (0.03063)	87.15th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	3.10% (0.03098)	86.00th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.71% (0.00709)	70.54th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.72% (0.00722)	81.28th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.72% (0.00722)	80.02th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.72% (0.00722)	77.60th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.14% (0.01136)	59.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 18, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	58.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	56.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	34.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

References (3)

http://osvdb.org/80370
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/523027
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74237
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://osvdb.org/80370		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/523027		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74237		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Mar 22, 2012

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Mar 21, 2012

Link CVE-2012-1838

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2012-1838

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2012-1838