Use of hard-coded credentials in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure IT Gateway

1) Use of hard-coded credentials

EUVDB-ID: #VU86751

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0865

CWE-ID: CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain full access to vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to presence of hard-coded credentials in application code within the installer. A local user can access the affected system using the hard-coded credentials.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

EcoStruxure IT Gateway: 1.20

External links

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-192/
http://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2024-044-03&p_enDocType=Security+and+Safety+Notice&p_File_Name=SEVD-2024-044-03.pdf
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-191/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

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.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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