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ARP spoofing

Description​

It is possible to supersede other MAC addresses in the network because the associated switch lacks protection mechanisms, such as PortSecurity.

Impact​

  • Steal sensitive information.
  • Facilitate other attacks such as Denial-of-Service DoS attacks, session hijacking and man-in-the-middle MitM attacks.

Recommendation​

Set network controls (PortSecurity) in the affected switches.

Threat​

Attacker from the Internet performing a MitM attack.

Expected Remediation Time​

⌚ 60 minutes.

Score​

Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the src.

Base​

  • Attack vector: A
  • Attack complexity: H
  • Privileges required: L
  • User interaction: N
  • Scope: U
  • Confidentiality: H
  • Integrity: H
  • Availability: L

Temporal​

  • Exploit code maturity: P
  • Remediation level: W
  • Report confidence: X

Result​

  • Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:P/RL:W/RC:X
  • Score:
    • Base: 6.7
    • Temporal: 6.2
  • Severity:
    • Base: Medium
    • Temporal: Medium

Score 4.0​

Default score using CVSS 4.0 . It may change depending on the context of the src.

Base 4.0​

  • Attack vector: A
  • Attack complexity: H
  • Attack Requirements: N
  • Privileges required: L
  • User interaction: N
  • Confidentiality (VC): H
  • Integrity (VI): H
  • Availability (VA): L
  • Confidentiality (SC): N
  • Integrity (SI): N
  • Availability (SA): N

Threat 4.0​

  • Exploit maturity: P

Result 4.0​

  • Vector string: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
  • Score:
    • CVSS-BT: 6.6
  • Severity:
    • CVSS-BT: Medium

Compliant code​

All switches should have the port security enabled

server {
  index: "index.html";
  listen: "localhost:4446 ssl";
  server_name: "localhost";
  port {
    port-number: "4446";
    port-security:enabled;
  }
}

Non compliant code​

There is a switch with port-security disabled

server {
  index: "index.html";
  listen: "localhost:4446 ssl";
  server_name: "localhost";
  port {
    port-number: "4446";
    port-security: disabled;
  }
}

Requirements​

Fixes​

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