Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 29, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-0174

Description

GE Fanuc Proficy Real-Time Information Portal 2.6 and earlier uses HTTP Basic Authentication, which transmits usernames and passwords in base64-encoded cleartext and allows remote attackers to steal the passwords and gain privileges.

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Affected products

Ge/Intelligent Platforms Proficy Real Time Information Portal
cpe:2.3:a:ge:proficy_real-time_information_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.6
Ge/Proficy Real-Time Information Portalllm-create
Range: <=2.6

Patches

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References

securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180876nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487075/100/0/threadednvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487244/100/0/threadednvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/30754nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityreason.com/securityalert/3590nvdBroken Link
support.gefanuc.com/support/indexnvdBroken Link

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