SB2019012207 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Johnson Controls Facility Explorer

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SB2019012207 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Johnson Controls Facility Explorer

Published: January 22, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019012207
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16744)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote administrative attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists on Microsoft Windows Systems due to path traversal. A remote attacker can leverage valid platform (administrator) credentials and cause the service to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.


2) Improper authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16748)

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication on the target system.

The vulnerability exists on Microsoft Windows Systems due to improper authentication. A local attacker can use a disabled account name and a blank password, log into the local Niagara platform and gain administrator access to the Niagara system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References