CVE-2019-8282
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 · uneditedGemalto Admin Control Center, all versions prior to 7.92, uses cleartext HTTP to communicate with www3.safenet-inc.com to obtain language packs. This allows attacker to do man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack and replace original language pack by malicious one.
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 · high confidenceThe Gemalto Admin Control Center (versions prior to 7.92) downloads language packs from www3.safenet-inc.com over unencrypted HTTP instead of HTTPS. An attacker positioned for man-in-the-middle (MITM) on the network path can intercept these requests and inject malicious code by replacing the legitimate language pack with a crafted malicious one.
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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< 7.92CVSS 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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/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 Gemalto Sentinel LDK installationCheck for the presence of Gemalto Sentinel LDK or Admin Control Center on the system. Look for installation directories such as C:\Program Files\Gemalto\Sentinel LDK or check Add/Remove Programs in Windows Control Panel for Sentinel LDK entries.Affected if Gemalto Sentinel LDK or Admin Control Center is installed on the system
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Identify installed versionOpen the Admin Control Center and navigate to Help > About, or check the version information in the Windows Add/Remove Programs list. The version number is typically displayed in the format x.xx.Affected if The installed version is lower than 7.92 (for example, 7.91, 7.90, or earlier)
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Verify language pack auto-download is enabledIn Admin Control Center, navigate to the settings or preferences section and look for options related to language packs, updates, or automatic downloads. Check if the system is configured to automatically fetch language packs from external sources.Affected if Automatic language pack downloading is enabled and the system is configured to fetch from www3.safenet-inc.com
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Inspect network traffic configurationUse network monitoring tools or check the Admin Control Center configuration files for the download URL. Verify whether the language pack download path uses HTTP (port 80) rather than HTTPS (port 443).Affected if The language pack download URL is configured to use unencrypted HTTP instead of HTTPS
A user is affected if Gemalto Sentinel LDK with Admin Control Center version prior to 7.92 is installed and automatic language pack downloads from the unencrypted HTTP endpoint are enabled.
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 data7.92
Upgrade Gemalto Admin Control Center to version 7.92 or later. If immediate upgrade is not possible, implement network-level controls such as VPN or firewall rules to restrict outbound HTTP traffic and prevent MITM attacks on the affected communication path.
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