VDB-96855 · CVE-2016-5818 · BID 93602

Schneider Electric PowerLogic PM8ECC up to 2.651 hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Schneider Electric PowerLogic PM8ECC up to 2.651 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-5818. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Schneider Electric PowerLogic PM8ECC up to 2.651. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Schneider Electric PowerLogic PM8ECC device 2.651 and older. Undocumented hard-coded credentials allow access to the device.

The bug was discovered 10/18/2016. The weakness was published 02/13/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5818 since 06/23/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 118 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93602†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/23/2016 🔍
10/18/2016 +117 days 🔍
10/18/2016 +0 days 🔍
02/13/2017 +118 days 🔍
02/13/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/14/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/14/2020 +1277 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: schneider-electric.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-5818 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5818
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96855
SecurityFocus: 93602 - Schneider Electric PowerLogic PM8ECC Hardcoded Credentials Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5818 - Schneider Electric - PowerLogic PM8ECC - Hardcoded Credentials Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 02/14/2017 09:07
Updated: 08/14/2020 11:23
Changes: 02/14/2017 09:07 (57), 08/14/2020 11:23 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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