SB2017102603 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Inmarsat AmosConnect
Published: October 26, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017102603
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3221)
CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause execute SQL commands on the target system.
The weakness exists in a login form due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can use specially crafted requests to attempt log into the AmosConnect 8 service and retrieve credentials from the POST responses.
2) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3222)
CWE-ID: CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
CVSSv4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to use of hard-coded credentials. A remote attacker can use a backdoor account to log into AmosConnect server, abuse AmosConnect Task Manager and execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.