VDB-73769 · CVE-2014-9198 · BID 72258

Schneider Electric ETG3000 Hardcoded Credentials credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Schneider Electric ETG3000 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Hardcoded Credentials. The manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-9198. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Schneider Electric ETG3000 (SCADA Software) (the affected version unknown) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Hardcoded Credentials. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The FTP server on the Schneider Electric ETG3000 FactoryCast HMI Gateway with firmware through 1.60 IR 04 has hardcoded credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via an FTP session.

The weakness was shared 01/27/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at ics-cert.us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-9198 since 12/02/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/06/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

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

Type

SCADA Software

Vendor

Schneider Electric

Name

ETG3000

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.schneider-electric.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.8
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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

12/02/2014 🔍
01/27/2015 +56 days 🔍
01/27/2015 +0 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +59 days 🔍
09/06/2025 +3815 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: schneider-electric.com

Advisory: ics-cert.us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-9198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73769
SecurityFocus: 72258

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 09/06/2025 01:49
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (41), 04/02/2018 11:39 (6), 04/12/2022 07:22 (3), 09/06/2025 01:49 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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