SB2016100701 - Unauthorized access to GE Bently Nevada 3500/22M
Published: October 7, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016100701
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5788)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to obtain elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of several open ports on the device, which allow unauthenticated attacker to gain privileged access. A remote attacker can connect to the device and perform certain actions as legitimate user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in malicious user's unauthorized access to the affected device with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.