Eaton Power Xpert Meter 8000 up to 13.4.0 SSH key management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Eaton Power Xpert Meter 4000, Power Xpert Meter 6000 and Power Xpert Meter 8000 up to 13.4.0. This affects an unknown function of the component SSH. This manipulation causes key management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-16158. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Eaton Power Xpert Meter 4000, Power Xpert Meter 6000 and Power Xpert Meter 8000 up to 13.4.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component SSH. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a key management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-320. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Eaton Power Xpert Meter 4000, 6000, and 8000 devices before 13.4.0.10 have a single SSH private key across different customers' installations and do not properly restrict access to this key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform SSH logins (to uid 0) via the PubkeyAuthentication option.

The bug was discovered 08/29/2018. The weakness was shared 08/30/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at eaton.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-16158 since 08/30/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as highly functional. 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.

Upgrading to version 13.4.0.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Key management
CWE: CWE-320
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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MetaSploit ID: eaton_xpert_backdoor.rb
MetaSploit Name: Eaton Xpert Meter SSH Private Key Exposure Scanner
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Power Xpert Meter 4000/Power Xpert Meter 6000/Power Xpert Meter 8000 13.4.0.10

Timelineinfo

08/29/2018 🔍
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08/31/2018 +1 days 🔍
09/01/2024 +2193 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: eaton.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-16158 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16158
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123439
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/31/2018 07:02
Updated: 09/01/2024 19:55
Changes: 08/31/2018 07:02 (62), 03/19/2020 16:56 (1), 09/01/2024 19:55 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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