CVE-2017-7143

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.

Score
CVSS 3.0 5.5 Medium
Status
Modified - product-security@apple.com
Published
2017-10-23
Last modified
2024-08-05
Weaknesses
CWE-319

Affected products

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