Lack of traffic encryption in STER
Priority LOW 11CWE-319Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.
Summary
STER uses unencrypted TCP traffic to transmit data over the network. It allows an attacker to conduct a Man-In-The-Middle attack and obtain sensitive data such as passwords, personal data, or authentication tokens. This issue was fixed in version 9.5.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00208 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed STER (Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy): 9.5
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy | STER | before 9.5 | 9.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- STER VendorCentralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy Affected before 9.5 Fixed in 9.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA STER (Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy) Fixed in 9.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy STER 9.5
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-20713 SQL Injection in STERPriority LOW 39
- TI-2026-20714 Weak password encoding in STERPriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-25608
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3mwj-g532-hjvp
References
More Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-20713 SQL Injection in STER CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-20714 Weak password encoding in STER CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-25608 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-25608 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3mwj-g532-hjvp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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