Belden Hirschmann Industrial HiVision up to 06.0.05/06.0.5/07.00 Web Interface improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Belden Hirschmann Industrial HiVision up to 06.0.05/06.0.5/07.00. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Web Interface. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-20238. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Belden Hirschmann Industrial HiVision up to 06.0.05/06.0.5/07.00 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Web Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Hirschmann Industrial HiVision versions 06.0.00 and 07.0.00 prior to 06.0.06 and 07.0.01 contains an improper authorization vulnerability that allows read-only users to gain write access to managed devices by bypassing access control mechanisms. Attackers can exploit alternative interfaces such as the web interface or SNMP browser to modify device configurations despite having restricted permissions.

It is possible to read the advisory at assets.belden.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-20238 since 04/04/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 06.0.06 or 07.01 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Hirschmann Industrial HiVision 06.0.06/07.01

Timelineinfo

04/04/2026 Advisory disclosed
04/04/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
04/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: assets.belden.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-20238 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-20238
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-355271

Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2026 08:07
Changes: 04/04/2026 08:07 (76)
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Cache ID: 216:9F4:103

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