Use of hard-coded credentials in SW and CB - CVE-2018-10633
Published: July 10, 2018 / Updated: July 11, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13798
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10633
CWE-ID: CWE-798
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Universal Robots
Affected software:
SW
CB
SW
CB
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to reset passwords for the controller on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the application utilizes hard-coded credentials. A remote unauthenticated attacker can reset passwords for the controller.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-10633
Universal Robots recommends the follow remedial actions:
- Only allow trusted users physical access to the robot control box and teach pendant.
- Do not connect the robot to a network unless it is required by the application.
- Do not connect the robot directly to the internet. Use a secure network with proper firewall configuration (Ports 30001/TCP to 30003/TCP must be restricted).
- Make the private subnet where the robot network interface is exposed as small as possible.