Improper authentication in IP Gateway - CVE-2017-7931

 

Improper authentication in IP Gateway - CVE-2017-7931

Published: June 5, 2018 / Updated: June 6, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13186
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7931
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ABB
Affected software:
IP Gateway

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication. A remote attacker can access a specific uniform resource locator (URL) on the web server, obtain the configuration files and application pages without authentication.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-7931

Install update from vendor's website.

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