Security restrictions bypass in Echelon products - CVE-2018-8855
Published: July 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13932
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-2018-8855
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Echelon
Affected software:
i.LON 100
SmartServer 2
SmartServer 1
i.LON 600
i.LON 100
SmartServer 2
SmartServer 1
i.LON 600
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the devices allow unencrypted Web connections by default. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause the devices to receive configuration and firmware updates by unsecure FTP.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8855
Update SmartSever 2 to version 4.11.007.