CVE-2017-5141 Auth bypass in Honeywell XL Web II Controller
Attackers can hijack authenticated sessions in Honeywell XL Web II controllers by establishing new sessions without invalidating existing identifiers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-5141?
CVE-2017-5141 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Honeywell XL Web II Controller, published on 13 Feb 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Honeywell XL Web II controller XL1000C500 XLWebExe-2-01-00 and prior, and XLWeb 500 XLWebExe-1-02-08 and prior. An attacker can establish a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier, which gives the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions (SESSION FIXATION).
Weakness: CWE-384
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5141?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Honeywell Xl Web Ii Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5141?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5141 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2017-5141 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5141 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Honeywell XL Web II Controller
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gr56-57j2-v8r2.