CVE-2017-16731 Information disclosure in ABB Ellipse
Attackers can sniff local network traffic to steal LDAP/AD credentials due to unprotected transport in ABB Ellipse.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-16731?
CVE-2017-16731 is a high-severity vulnerability in ABB Ellipse, published on 20 Dec 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Unprotected Transport of Credentials issue was discovered in ABB Ellipse 8.3 through Ellipse 8.9 released prior to December 2017 (including Ellipse Select). A vulnerability exists in the authentication of Ellipse to LDAP/AD using the LDAP protocol. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sniffing local network traffic, allowing the discovery of authentication credentials.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16731?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hitachienergy Ellipse.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16731?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16731 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-16731 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16731 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7rfv-3pc8-cp7x.