AmosConnect 8 Task Manager hard-coded credentials

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A vulnerability was found in AmosConnect 8. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Task Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Hard-coded credentials in AmosConnect 8 allow remote attackers to gain full administrative privileges, including the ability to execute commands on the Microsoft Windows host platform with SYSTEM privileges by abusing AmosConnect Task Manager.

The bug was discovered 07/20/2017. The weakness was released 07/22/2017 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-3222 since 12/05/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 99899†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-104415. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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12/05/2016 🔍
07/20/2017 +227 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Cesar Cerrudo
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-3222 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3222
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104416
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SecurityFocus: 99899 - Inmarsat AmosConnect 8 VU#586501 Security Bypass and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2017 10:21 AM
Updated: 12/25/2024 05:56 PM
Changes: 07/23/2017 10:21 AM (60), 10/31/2019 04:34 PM (3), 01/06/2021 11:36 AM (2), 12/25/2024 05:56 PM (15)
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