Improper authentication in mGuard - CVE-2017-7937

 

Improper authentication in mGuard - CVE-2017-7937

Published: May 16, 2017 / Updated: May 16, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6549
CSH Severity: Medium
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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7937
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Phoenix Contact GmbH
Affected software:
mGuard

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper authentication when RADIUS servers are unreachable. By using incorrect credentials a remote attacker can bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the user firewall.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in access to the internal network.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-7937

Update to version 8.5.0 or later.

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