VDB-123047 · CVE-2017-16748 · BID 105101

Tridium Niagara AX/Niagra 4 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Tridium Niagara AX and Niagra 4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-16748. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tridium Niagara AX and Niagra 4 (affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

An attacker can log into the local Niagara platform (Niagara AX Framework Versions 3.8 and prior or Niagara 4 Framework Versions 4.4 and prior) using a disabled account name and a blank password, granting the attacker administrator access to the Niagara system.

The bug was discovered 08/16/2018. The weakness was disclosed 08/20/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-16748 since 11/08/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 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 105101†). The entry VDB-123046 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

11/08/2017 🔍
08/16/2018 +280 days 🔍
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08/20/2018 +3 days 🔍
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08/21/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/16/2020 +573 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-16748 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-16748
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123047
SecurityFocus: 105101 - Tridium Niagara Directory Traversal and Authentication-Bypass Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/21/2018 06:48
Updated: 03/16/2020 20:59
Changes: 08/21/2018 06:48 (58), 03/16/2020 20:59 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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