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CVE-2024-8459: PLANET Technology switch devices - Cleartext storage of SNMPv3 users' passwords

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-09-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-312

Description

Certain switch models from PLANET Technology store SNMPv3 users' passwords in plaintext within the configuration files, allowing remote attackers with administrator privileges to read the file and obtain the credentials.

Affected products

• Planet Gs-4210-24P2S Firmware: before 3.305b240802 — fixed in 3.305b240802
• Planet Gs-4210-24Pl4C Firmware: before 2.305b240719 — fixed in 2.305b240719

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Planet Gs-4210-24P2S Firmware 3.305b240802; Planet Gs-4210-24Pl4C Firmware 2.305b240719. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-8068-8aaa5-2.html
• https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-8067-2fc50-1.html

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