#VU9700 Information disclosure in Ellipse - CVE-2017-16731

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#VU9700 Information disclosure in Ellipse - CVE-2017-16731

Published: December 22, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9700
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16731
CWE-ID: CWE-523
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Ellipse
Software vendor:
ABB

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists in the authentication of Ellipse to LDAP/AD using the LDAP protocol due to unprotected transport of credentials. A remote attacker can sniff local network traffic and discovery authentication credentials.


Remediation

The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 8.5.26 Release 7, 8.6.21 Release 5, 8.7.18 Release 7, 8.8.12 Release 7, 8.9.6 Release 7.

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