CVE-2021-22731
CRITICALDescription
Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability exists on Modicon Managed Switch MCSESM* and MCSESP* V8.21 and prior which could cause an unauthorized password change through HTTP / HTTPS when basic user information is known by a remote attacker.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.
References
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