VDB-107149 · CVE-2017-9961 · BID 100114

Schneider Electric Pro-Face GP Pro EX 4.07.000 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Schneider Electric Pro-Face GP Pro EX 4.07.000. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-9961. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Schneider Electric Pro-Face GP Pro EX 4.07.000 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's Pro-Face GP Pro EX version 4.07.000 that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Malicious code installation requires an access to the computer. By placing a specific DLL/OCX file, an attacker is able to force the process to load arbitrary DLL and execute arbitrary code in the context of the process.

The bug was discovered 08/03/2017. The weakness was shared 09/26/2017 by Karn Ganeshen (Website). The advisory is shared at schneider-electric.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-9961 since 06/26/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 53 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 100114†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

06/26/2017 🔍
08/03/2017 +38 days 🔍
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09/25/2017 +53 days 🔍
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11/19/2019 +784 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: schneider-electric.com

Advisory: schneider-electric.com
Researcher: Karn Ganeshen
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-9961 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9961
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107149
SecurityFocus: 100114 - Schneider Electric Pro-face GP-Pro CVE-2017-9961 DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 09/26/2017 15:18
Updated: 11/19/2019 19:08
Changes: 09/26/2017 15:18 (58), 11/19/2019 19:08 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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