VDB-80141 · CVE-2015-7938 · BID 80375

Advantech EKI-132x prior 2015-12-31 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Advantech EKI-132x. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-7938. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Advantech EKI-132x and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Advantech EKI-132x devices with firmware before 2015-12-31 allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 01/09/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at ics-cert.us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-7938 since 10/22/2015. 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 07/05/2018).

Upgrading to version 2015-12-31 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 80375†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55746†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍
Upgrade: EKI-132x 2015-12-31

Timelineinfo

10/22/2015 🔍
01/08/2016 +78 days 🔍
01/08/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/09/2016 +1 days 🔍
01/10/2016 +1 days 🔍
01/19/2016 +9 days 🔍
07/05/2018 +898 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: advantech.com

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

CVE: CVE-2015-7938 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7938
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80141
SecurityFocus: 80375
Vulnerability Center: 55746 - Advantech EKI-132x Devices Firmware Version 1.98 Remote Authentication Bypass, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 01/10/2016 20:14
Updated: 07/05/2018 09:00
Changes: 01/10/2016 20:14 (55), 07/05/2018 09:00 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:15D:103

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