CVE-2024-38891 (GCVE-0-2024-38891)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-08-02 00:00 – Updated: 2026-07-05 16:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An issue in Horizon Business Services Inc. Caterease 16.0.1.1663 through 24.0.1.2405 and possibly later versions, allows a remote attacker to perform a Sniffing Network Traffic attack due to the cleartext transmission of sensitive information.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-06 15:46 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| horizoncloud | caterease |
Affected:
16.0.1.1663 , ≤ 24.0.1.2405
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:horizoncloud:caterease:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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