VDB-141907 · CVE-2018-7820 · GCVE-0-2018-7820

APC UPS Network Management Card 2 AOS 6.5.6 Remote Monitoring Credentials insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in APC UPS Network Management Card 2 AOS 6.5.6 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Remote Monitoring. This manipulation causes insufficiently protected credentials (Credentials). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-7820. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in APC UPS Network Management Card 2 AOS 6.5.6 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Remote Monitoring. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability (Credentials). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A Credentials Management CWE-255 vulnerability exists in the APC UPS Network Management Card 2 AOS v6.5.6, which could cause Remote Monitoring Credentials to be viewed in plaintext when Remote Monitoring is enabled, and then disabled.

The weakness was disclosed 09/17/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at apc.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-7820 since 03/08/2018. 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 T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Name

UPS Network Management Card 2 AOS

Version

6.5.6

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Credentials
Class: Insufficiently protected credentials / Credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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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

03/08/2018 🔍
09/17/2019 +558 days 🔍
09/18/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/28/2020 +345 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: apc.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-7820 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-7820
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-141907

Entryinfo

Created: 09/18/2019 08:39
Updated: 08/28/2020 15:24
Changes: 09/18/2019 08:39 (56), 08/28/2020 15:24 (1)
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