LCDS LTDA ME LAquis SCADA up to 4.1.0 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in LCDS LTDA ME LAquis SCADA up to 4.1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-6020. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LCDS LTDA ME LAquis SCADA up to 4.1.0 (SCADA Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Leao Consultoria e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas (LCDS) LTDA ME LAquis SCADA software versions prior to version 4.1.0.3237 do not neutralize external input to ensure that users are not calling for absolute path sequences outside of their privilege level.

The bug was discovered 04/12/2017. The weakness was published 04/17/2018 by Karn Ganeshen with Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-6020 since 02/16/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 370 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 4.1.0.3237 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (42885) and SecurityFocus (BID 97055†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: LTDA ME LAquis SCADA 4.1.0.3237

Timelineinfo

02/16/2017 🔍
03/23/2017 +35 days 🔍
04/12/2017 +20 days 🔍
04/17/2018 +369 days 🔍
04/17/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/18/2018 +1 days 🔍
06/25/2025 +2625 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Karn Ganeshen
Organization: Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-6020 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6020
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-116285
SecurityFocus: 97055 - LAquis SCADA Software CVE-2017-6020 Directory Traversal Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/18/2018 10:10
Updated: 06/25/2025 12:02
Changes: 04/18/2018 10:10 (61), 01/25/2020 15:53 (8), 06/25/2025 12:02 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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