SB2017122205 - Information disclosure in ABB Ellipse
Published: December 22, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017122205
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16731)
CWE-ID: CWE-523 - Unprotected Transport of Credentials
CVSSv4: 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/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists in the authentication of Ellipse to LDAP/AD using the LDAP protocol due to unprotected transport of credentials. A remote attacker can sniff local network traffic and discovery authentication credentials.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.