CVE-2016-2298
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 · uneditedMeteocontrol WEB'log Basic 100, Light, Pro, and Pro Unlimited allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information via unspecified vectors.
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 confidenceMeteocontrol WEB'log Basic 100, Light, Pro, and Pro Unlimited solar monitoring devices contain a vulnerability allowing remote unauthenticated attackers to obtain sensitive information in cleartext. The CVSS 9.8 score indicates trivial network-level exploitation with no authentication required, exposing potentially authentication credentials, device configurations, or user data.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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 dataall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsCVSS 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Identify the device as Meteocontrol WEB'logNetwork scan for the device by checking HTTP response headers, the login page title, or device-specific identifiers. Look for 'WEB'log' or 'meteocontrol' strings in the web interface or SNMP sysDescr.Affected if The device is confirmed to be a Meteocontrol WEB'log Basic 100, Light, Pro, or Pro Unlimited model.
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Confirm the product variantAccess the device web interface and look for the model designation in the firmware version, system information, or device status page. The affected models are Basic 100, Light, Pro, and Pro Unlimited.Affected if Any of the four listed WEB'log models is identified.
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Verify network accessibilityDetermine if the device management interface is reachable over the network on typical ports such as HTTP (80) or HTTPS (443). Check if the device IP is exposed to untrusted networks.Affected if The device web interface is network-accessible, especially from untrusted networks.
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Check for unauthenticated access to sensitive endpointsAttempt to access common information disclosure paths on the device without authentication. Since the vulnerability allows unauthenticated sensitive information retrieval, check if endpoints return configuration data, credentials, or user information without a login session.Affected if Sensitive information (credentials, configuration, user data) can be retrieved without authentication.
If the device is a Meteocontrol WEB'log model (any version) with its management interface network-accessible, the environment is affected by CVE-2016-2298.
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 dataUpgrade to vendor-supplied patched firmware versions; if unavailable, restrict network access to the device and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-2298 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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