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CVE-2024-5460 Detail

Description

A vulnerability in the default configuration of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) feature of Brocade Fabric OS versions before v9.0.0 could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read data from an affected device via SNMP. The vulnerability is due to hard-coded, default community string in the configuration file for the SNMP daemon. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the static community string in SNMP version 1 queries to an affected device.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score matches with CNA score
CNA:  Brocade Communications Systems, LLC
Base Score:  8.1 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Hyperlink Resource
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24409 Vendor Advisory 
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24409 Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials cwe source acceptance level NIST   Brocade Communications Systems, LLC  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (excluding)
9.0.0

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-5460
NVD Published Date:
06/25/2024
NVD Last Modified:
02/04/2025
Source:
Brocade Communications Systems, LLC