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
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.
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.