VDB-87688 · CVE-2016-4501 · GCVE-0-2016-4501

ESC 8832 Data Controller up to 3.02 Session access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ESC 8832 Data Controller up to 3.02. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Session Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-4501. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in ESC 8832 Data Controller up to 3.02. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Session Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Environmental Systems Corporation (ESC) 8832 Data Controller 3.02 and earlier mishandles sessions, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and make arbitrary configuration changes via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 05/31/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ics-cert.us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-4501 since 05/05/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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

See VDB-87689 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

8832 Data Controller

Version

3.02

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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NVD Base Score: 9.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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

05/05/2016 🔍
05/30/2016 +25 days 🔍
05/31/2016 +1 days 🔍
05/31/2016 +0 days 🔍
12/22/2018 +935 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2016-4501 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4501
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87688
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/31/2016 09:26
Updated: 12/22/2018 10:43
Changes: 05/31/2016 09:26 (55), 12/22/2018 10:43 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:055:103

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