Privilege escalation in VTScada - CVE-2017-14031

 

Privilege escalation in VTScada - CVE-2017-14031

Published: November 1, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9080
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14031
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Trihedral Engineering Ltd
Affected software:
VTScada

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control. A local attacker can gain elevated privileges and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-14031

Update to version 11.3.05.

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