Use of hard-coded credentials in CB and SW - CVE-2018-10633

 

Use of hard-coded credentials in CB and SW - CVE-2018-10633

Published: July 10, 2018 / Updated: July 11, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13798
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10633
CWE-ID: CWE-798
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.


Affected software

CB
SW

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.


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