VDB-130543 · CVE-2018-18998 · BID 106634

LCDS LAquis SCADA prior 4.1.0.4150 hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in LCDS LAquis SCADA. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-18998. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LCDS LAquis SCADA (SCADA Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

LCDS Laquis SCADA prior to version 4.1.0.4150 uses hard coded credentials, which may allow an attacker unauthorized access to the system with high privileges.

The bug was discovered 01/15/2019. The weakness was presented 02/05/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-18998 since 11/06/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 4.1.0.4150 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-130402, VDB-130403, VDB-130539 and VDB-130540 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

SCADA Software

Vendor

LCDS

Name

LAquis SCADA

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CVSSv3info

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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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / 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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: LAquis SCADA 4.1.0.4150

Timelineinfo

11/06/2018 🔍
01/15/2019 +70 days 🔍
02/05/2019 +21 days 🔍
02/06/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/06/2023 +1611 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-18998 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18998
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130543
SecurityFocus: 106634

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2019 13:36
Updated: 07/06/2023 09:37
Changes: 02/06/2019 13:36 (57), 05/08/2020 12:31 (2), 07/06/2023 09:37 (4)
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