Locus Energy LGate up to 1.5 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Locus Energy LGate up to 1.5. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-5782. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Locus Energy LGate up to 1.5 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Locus Energy LGate prior to 1.05H, LGate 50, LGate 100, LGate 101, LGate 120, and LGate 320. Locus Energy meters use a PHP script to manage the energy meter parameters for voltage monitoring and network configuration. The PHP code does not properly validate information that is sent in the POST request.

The bug was discovered 12/06/2016. The weakness was shared 02/13/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-5782 since 06/23/2016. 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 vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 69 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 1.05H eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94698†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Locus Energy

Name

• LGate

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: LGate 1.05H

Timelineinfo

06/23/2016 🔍
12/06/2016 +166 days 🔍
12/06/2016 +0 days 🔍
02/13/2017 +69 days 🔍
02/13/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/14/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/01/2020 +1295 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-5782 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5782
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96844
SecurityFocus: 94698 - Multple Locus Energy LGate products Products CVE-2016-5782 Command Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5782 - Locus Energy - LGate - Command Injection issue

Entryinfo

Created: 02/14/2017 09:05
Updated: 09/01/2020 19:03
Changes: 02/14/2017 09:05 (58), 09/01/2020 19:03 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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