4.9

CVE-2018-9280: eaton 9px_ups_firmware Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSS: 4.9v3.0MediumModified
Published 24-10-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-9280 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in eaton 9px_ups_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.9/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.04%
0%100%
Low · +0.10 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-10-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered on Eaton UPS 9PX 8000 SP devices. The appliance discloses the SNMP version 3 user's password. The web page displayed by the appliance contains the password in cleartext. Passwords of the read and write users could be retrieved by browsing the source code of the webpage.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.10 pp

From 0.94% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.04%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Eaton1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links