VDB-218287 · CVE-2021-36204 · icsa-23-012-06

Johnson Controls Metasys ADS/Metasys ADX/Metasys OAS API insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Johnson Controls Metasys ADS, Metasys ADX and Metasys OAS. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component API. This manipulation causes insufficiently protected credentials. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-36204. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Johnson Controls Metasys ADS, Metasys ADX and Metasys OAS (version now known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability. 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 weakness was disclosed 01/13/2023 as icsa-23-012-06. It is possible to read the advisory at cisa.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-36204. 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.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Johnson Controls

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficiently protected credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

07/06/2021 🔍
01/13/2023 +556 days 🔍
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02/05/2023 +23 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: icsa-23-012-06
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-36204 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-36204
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-218287

Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2023 10:58
Updated: 02/05/2023 21:06
Changes: 01/13/2023 10:58 (36), 02/05/2023 20:58 (2), 02/05/2023 21:06 (21)
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