CVE-2017-7143
N/A
Published: October 23, 2017 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100993VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-319NVD-CWE-noinfo
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