VDB-117970 · CVE-2017-9635 · BID 99469

Schneider Electric Ampla MES 6.4 Password Hashing inadequate encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Schneider Electric Ampla MES 6.4. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Password Hashing. Executing a manipulation can lead to inadequate encryption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-9635. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Schneider Electric Ampla MES 6.4. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Password Hashing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a inadequate encryption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-326. The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Schneider Electric Ampla MES 6.4 provides capability to configure users and their privileges. When Ampla MES users are configured to use Simple Security, a weakness in the password hashing algorithm could be exploited to reverse the user's password. Schneider Electric recommends that users of Ampla MES versions 6.4 and prior should upgrade to Ampla MES version 6.5 as soon as possible.

The bug was discovered 07/06/2017. The weakness was published 05/18/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at software.schneider-electric.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-9635 since 06/14/2017. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1600 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 316 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 6.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 99469†). Similar entry is available at VDB-117971. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Inadequate encryption
CWE: CWE-326 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ampla MES 6.5

Timelineinfo

06/14/2017 🔍
07/06/2017 +22 days 🔍
05/18/2018 +315 days 🔍
05/18/2018 +0 days 🔍
05/18/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/07/2020 +630 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: schneider-electric.com

Advisory: software.schneider-electric.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-9635 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9635
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117970
SecurityFocus: 99469

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2018 22:02
Updated: 02/07/2020 10:34
Changes: 05/18/2018 22:02 (61), 02/07/2020 10:34 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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