CVE-2021-3252

Public Exploit

Description

KACO New Energy XP100U Up to XP-JAVA 2.0 is affected by incorrect access control. Credentials will always be returned in plain-text from the local server during the KACO XP100U authentication process, regardless of whatever passwords have been provided, which leads to an information disclosure vulnerability.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.42%
Third-Party Advisory blogspot.com Third-Party Advisory twitter.com Third-Party Advisory cisa.gov
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-15-224-01 third party advisory us government resource
https://twitter.com/Kevin2600/status/1351189347501023238 third party advisory
https://tiger-team-1337.blogspot.com/2021/01/kaco-xp100u-hmi-credential-leak.html exploit third party advisory technical description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-3252?
CVE-2021-3252 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-3252?
To fix CVE-2021-3252, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-3252 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-3252 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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