CVE-2008-0174

GE Fanuc Proficy Real-Time Information Portal 2.6 and earlier uses HTTP Basic Authentication,...

9.8 Critical

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.96%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2008-0174
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-312
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-0174
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-0186 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-0186
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6432-6x76-6778 9.8

GE Fanuc Proficy Real-Time Information Portal 2.6 and earlier uses HTTP Basic Authentication,...

Record: GHSA-6432-6x76-6778
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-312
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ge proficy real-time information portal

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-0174 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Ge Proficy Real-time Information Portal, published January 29, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.96%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.