CVE-2017-7143 Information

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the \Captive Network Assistant\ component. It allows remote attackers to discover cleartext passwords in opportunistic circumstances by sniffing the network during use of the captive portal browser which has a UI error that can lead to cleartext transmission without the user’s awareness.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100993 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427 https://support.apple.com/HT208144

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.5