Unprotected Storage of Credentials in IP Gateway - CVE-2017-7933
Published: June 6, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13188
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-2017-7933
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ABB
Affected software:
IP Gateway
IP Gateway
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to some configuration files contain passwords stored in plain-text. A remote attacker can obtain arbitrary data and gain unauthorized access to the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-7933
Install update from vendor's website.