Echelon SmartServer 1/SmartServer 2/i.LON 100/i.LON 600 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Echelon SmartServer 1, SmartServer 2, i.LON 100 and i.LON 600 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-8859. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Echelon SmartServer 1, SmartServer 2, i.LON 100 and i.LON 600 (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Echelon SmartServer 1 all versions, SmartServer 2 all versions prior to release 4.11.007, i.LON 100 all versions, and i.LON 600 all versions. An attacker can bypass the required authentication specified in the security configuration file by including extra characters in the directory name when specifying the directory to be accessed. This vulnerability does not affect the i.LON 600 product.

The bug was discovered 04/17/2018. The weakness was presented 07/24/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ics-cert.us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-8859 since 03/19/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 98 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.

See VDB-122150, VDB-122166 and VDB-122167 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/19/2018 🔍
04/17/2018 +28 days 🔍
07/24/2018 +97 days 🔍
07/24/2018 +0 days 🔍
07/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
06/03/2026 +2869 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ics-cert.us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-8859 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-8859
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122168
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/25/2018 07:49
Updated: 06/03/2026 00:49
Changes: 07/25/2018 07:49 (56), 03/10/2020 08:24 (1), 06/03/2026 00:49 (28)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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