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Telnet Unencrypted Cleartext Login
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Mitigation
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote host is running a Telnet service that allows cleartext logins over unencrypted connections.
Solution
Solution
Replace Telnet with a protocol like SSH which supports encrypted connections.