ABB IP Gateway up to 3.39 Configuration File Password credentials management

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ABB IP Gateway up to 3.39. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Configuration File. The manipulation leads to credentials management (Password). This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-7933. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ABB IP Gateway up to 3.39. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Configuration File. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability (Password). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In ABB IP GATEWAY 3.39 and prior, some configuration files contain passwords stored in plain-text, which may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access.

The bug was discovered 06/05/2018. The weakness was shared 06/06/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7933 since 04/18/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 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 104388†). The entries VDB-119007 and VDB-119008 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• ABB

Name

• IP Gateway

Version

• 3.0
• 3.1
• 3.2
• 3.3
• 3.4
• 3.5
• 3.6
• 3.7
• 3.8
• 3.9
• 3.10
• 3.11
• 3.12
• 3.13
• 3.14
• 3.15
• 3.16
• 3.17
• 3.18
• 3.19
• 3.20
• 3.21
• 3.22
• 3.23
• 3.24
• 3.25
• 3.26
• 3.27
• 3.28
• 3.29
• 3.30
• 3.31
• 3.32
• 3.33
• 3.34
• 3.35
• 3.36
• 3.37
• 3.38
• 3.39

License

• commercial

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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