VDB-125951 · CVE-2018-9279 · GCVE-0-2018-9279

Eaton UPS 9PX 8000 SP Web Page credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Eaton UPS 9PX 8000 SP. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Page. The manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-9279. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Eaton UPS 9PX 8000 SP (version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Web Page. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered on Eaton UPS 9PX 8000 SP devices. The appliance discloses the user's password. The web page displayed by the appliance contains the password in cleartext. Passwords could be retrieved by browsing the source code of the webpage.

The bug was discovered 10/19/2018. The weakness was released 10/24/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bishopfox.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-9279 since 04/04/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 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.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-125952 and VDB-125953. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Eaton

Name

UPS 9PX 8000 SP

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Temp Score: 2.7
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NVD Base Score: 4.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/04/2018 🔍
10/19/2018 +198 days 🔍
10/24/2018 +4 days 🔍
10/24/2018 +0 days 🔍
10/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/06/2020 +529 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bishopfox.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-9279 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9279
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125951
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2018 07:13
Updated: 04/06/2020 16:42
Changes: 10/25/2018 07:13 (57), 04/06/2020 16:42 (1)
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