CVE-2008-0174

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-01-29 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-312

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

GE Proficy Real-Time Information Portal: through 2.6

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3590
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019273
http://support.gefanuc.com/support/index?page=kbchannel&id=KB12459
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180876
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487075/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487244/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30754
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3590
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019273
http://support.gefanuc.com/support/index?page=kbchannel&id=KB12459
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180876
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487075/100/0/threaded

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