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TI-2024-07841 Aliases CVE-2024-8459GHSA-mxhx-3vq8-rjr5

PLANET Technology switch devices - Cleartext storage of SNMPv3 users' passwords

Priority LOW 34CWE-312Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00337 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed GS-4210-24PL4C hardware 2.0 (PLANET Technology): 2.305b240719GS-4210-24P2S hardware 3.0 (PLANET Technology): 3.305b240802

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PLANET Technology Corp.GS-4210-24PL4C hardware 2.0before 2.305b2407192.305b240719Patch availableCNA
PLANET Technology Corp.GS-4210-24P2S hardware 3.0before 3.305b2408023.305b240802Patch availableCNA
  • GS-4210-24PL4C hardware 2.0 VendorPLANET Technology Corp. Affected before 2.305b240719 Fixed in 2.305b240719 Patch available CNA
  • GS-4210-24P2S hardware 3.0 VendorPLANET Technology Corp. Affected before 3.305b240802 Fixed in 3.305b240802 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:planet:gs-4210-24p2s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.305b240802VulnerablePlanet
cpe:2.3:h:planet:gs-4210-24p2s:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0Running onPlanet
cpe:2.3:o:planet:gs-4210-24pl4c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.305b240719VulnerablePlanet
cpe:2.3:h:planet:gs-4210-24pl4c:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0Running onPlanet
  • cpe:2.3:o:planet:gs-4210-24p2s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.305b240802 Vulnerable ·Planet
  • cpe:2.3:h:planet:gs-4210-24p2s:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Running on ·Planet
  • cpe:2.3:o:planet:gs-4210-24pl4c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.305b240719 Vulnerable ·Planet
  • cpe:2.3:h:planet:gs-4210-24pl4c:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Running on ·Planet

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GS-4210-24PL4C hardware 2.0 (PLANET Technology) Fixed in 2.305b240719
  • Fix · CNA GS-4210-24P2S hardware 3.0 (PLANET Technology) Fixed in 3.305b240802

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    PLANET Technology GS-4210-24P2S hardware 3.0, GS-4210-24PL4C hardware 2.0 2.305b240719, 3.305b240802

    12 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 5 MEDIUM, 7 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-07838 PLANET Technology switch devices - Missing Authentication for multiple HTTP routesPriority MEDIUM 50
    • TI-2024-07840 PLANET Technology switch devices - Cross-site Request ForgeryPriority MEDIUM 46
    • TI-2024-07832 PLANET Technology switch devices - Hard-coded SNMPv1 read-write community stringPriority MEDIUM 42
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8459
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mxhx-3vq8-rjr5

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2024-34993 Planet Technology Planet WGS-804HPT Command Injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-29023 Planet Technology Network Products OS Command Injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-09152 Planet Technology｜Industrial Cellular Gateway - OS Command Injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-29024 Planet Technology Network Products OS Command Injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2024-32571 Planet Technology Planet WGS-804HPT Stack-based Buffer Overflow CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2024-07838 PLANET Technology switch devices - Missing Authentication for multiple HTTP routes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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