Multiple vulnerabilities in Honeywell NOTI-FIRE-NET Web Server (NWS-3)

Published: 2020-02-21

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-6972 CVE-2020-6974
CWE-ID	CWE-294 CWE-22
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	NOTI-FIRE-NET Web Server Server applications / Remote access servers, VPN
Vendor	Honeywell International, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay

EUVDB-ID: #VU25498

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6972

CWE-ID: CWE-294 - Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the Fire Web Server’s authentication may be bypassed by a capture-replay attack from a web browser. A remote attacker can bypass web server authentication methods.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

NOTI-FIRE-NET Web Server: 3.50

External links

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/icsa-20-051-03
http://www.notifier.com.au/notices/Security_Notification_SN_2020-02-04_Rev_01_Notifier.pdf

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU25499