Use of hardcoded credentials in LAquis SCADA - CVE-2018-18998
Published: January 16, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17010
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18998
CWE-ID: CWE-798
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to use of hard-coded credentials. A remote attacker can use these credentials and gain elevated privileges to conduct further attacks.
Affected software
LAquis SCADA
How to mitigate CVE-2018-18998
Update to version 4.1.0.4150.
LAquis SCADA - update to 4.1.0.4150