CVE-2026-25608: CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy STER
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-25608 describes a vulnerability in the STER product where unencrypted TCP traffic is used to transmit sensitive information. This cleartext transmission enables attackers to perform Man-In-The-Middle attacks to capture sensitive data including passwords and authentication tokens. The vulnerability corresponds to CWE-319. The vendor fixed this issue in version 9.5, addressing the insecure transmission method. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates network attack vector with low impact on confidentiality and integrity, and partial attack complexity and user interaction required.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker positioned on the network path to intercept sensitive information transmitted in cleartext, such as passwords and authentication tokens. This could lead to unauthorized access or data compromise. However, the overall impact is rated low due to the limited scope and partial requirements for attack complexity and user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade STER to version 9.5 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed by implementing encrypted transmission. No other mitigation is indicated or required as the vendor has provided an official fix.
CVE-2026-25608: CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy STER
Description
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.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-25608 describes a vulnerability in the STER product where unencrypted TCP traffic is used to transmit sensitive information. This cleartext transmission enables attackers to perform Man-In-The-Middle attacks to capture sensitive data including passwords and authentication tokens. The vulnerability corresponds to CWE-319. The vendor fixed this issue in version 9.5, addressing the insecure transmission method. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates network attack vector with low impact on confidentiality and integrity, and partial attack complexity and user interaction required.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker positioned on the network path to intercept sensitive information transmitted in cleartext, such as passwords and authentication tokens. This could lead to unauthorized access or data compromise. However, the overall impact is rated low due to the limited scope and partial requirements for attack complexity and user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade STER to version 9.5 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed by implementing encrypted transmission. No other mitigation is indicated or required as the vendor has provided an official fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- CERT-PL
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-03T13:12:14.139Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a102913e1370fbb48de9db9
Added to database: 5/22/2026, 9:59:47 AM
Last enriched: 5/22/2026, 10:14:47 AM
Last updated: 5/23/2026, 6:14:55 PM
Views: 13
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