017 – Sensitive information sent insecurely
Description
The system sends sensitive information through a channel or method which does not guarantee its confidentiality or integrity.
Impact
Compromise sensitive information traveling in a insecure channel
Recommendation
Guarantee that credentials be sent through a more secure channel, such as session variables or using HTTP POST method.
Threat
Anonymous attacker from adjacent network.
Expected Remediation Time
Score 4.0
Default score using CVSS 4.0. It may change depending on the context of the src.
Base 4.0
- Attack vector: N
- Attack complexity: L
- Attack Requirements: N
- Privileges required: L
- User interaction: N
- Confidentiality (VC): L
- Integrity (VI): N
- Availability (VA): N
- Confidentiality (SC): N
- Integrity (SI): N
- Availability (SA): N
Threat 4.0
- Exploit maturity: X