Brute-force attack in Hirschmann products - CVE-2018-5469

 

Brute-force attack in Hirschmann products - CVE-2018-5469

Published: March 7, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10879
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5469
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Hirschmann
Affected software:
OCTOPUS
MS
MACH4000
MACH1000
MACH100
RSB
RSR
RS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct brute-force attack.

The weakness exists in the web interface due to improper restriction of excessive authentication. A remote attacker can brute force authentication.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-5469

Workarounds are available on vendor's website.

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