CVE-2021-4471 (GCVE-0-2021-4471)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-11-14 22:50
Modified
2025-11-17 20:44
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VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-538 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory
Summary
TG8 Firewall exposes a directory such as /data/ over HTTP without authentication. This directory stores credential files for previously logged-in users. A remote unauthenticated attacker can enumerate and download files within the directory to obtain valid account usernames and passwords, leading to loss of confidentiality and further unauthorized access.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG8 | TG8 Firewall |
Version: 0 |
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