A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Fluke Visual UpTime Select Analysis Service Element (version unknown). This affects an unknown function of the component Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 12/28/2013 by Darius Freamon as Visual UpTime Select ASE Default Admin Credentials as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at dariusfreamon.wordpress.com. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/17/2018). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Darius Freamon in Shell and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at dariusfreamon.wordpress.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The code used by the exploit is:

login: admin
Password: ******

Admin> sh

APPFILTER

App Filters are DISABLED.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting Change Password.

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