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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2008-0174 json

GE Fanuc Proficy Real-Time Information Portal 2.6 and earlier uses HTTP Basic Authentication, which transmits usernames and passwords in ba…

published 2008-01-29 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0186

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.0%
EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

GE Fanuc Proficy Real-Time Information Portal 2.6 and earlier uses HTTP Basic Authentication, which transmits usernames and passwords in base64-encoded cleartext and allows remote attackers to steal the passwords and gain privileges.

Exploit prediction

1.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.