CVE-2007-5768
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Globe7 soft phone client 7.3 sends username and password information in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the HTTP traffic.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Globe7 soft phone client version 7.3 transmits user credentials (username and password) in unencrypted cleartext over HTTP, allowing attackers on the same network path to intercept and read authentication tokens by sniffing network traffic.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 7.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Globe7 version 7.3 is installedCheck the installed Globe7 softphone client version by opening the application and navigating to Help > About, or locate the executable (globe7.exe) and view its file properties/version infoAffected if The installed version is Globe7 version 7.3 specifically
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Inspect network traffic during authenticationUse a network sniffer (such as Wireshark) to capture traffic while logging into the Globe7 client with a test account. Apply a display filter for HTTP traffic and look for POST requests containing login credentialsAffected if HTTP traffic is observed transmitting username and password fields in cleartext without TLS encryption
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Verify HTTP transport is enabledCheck the Globe7 client settings under Account or Network configuration to confirm HTTP (non-HTTPS) is selected as the transport protocol for authentication and signalingAffected if HTTP transport is enabled rather than HTTPS or TLS-encrypted communication
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Check for HTTPS configuration absenceExamine the client configuration files or settings for any HTTPS/TLS server URLs. Look for server addresses beginning with http:// rather than https://Affected if No HTTPS endpoint is configured and all communication uses plain HTTP
A user is affected if Globe7 version 7.3 is installed and credentials are transmitted over unencrypted HTTP rather than TLS-protected HTTPS connections.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace or upgrade to a modern softphone client that enforces TLS-encrypted communication for all authentication and signaling traffic, or route traffic through a VPN tunnel to protect credentials in transit.
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