# CVE-2017-9637: Information disclosure in Ampla MES

> An attacker can sniff SQL credentials from connection strings in Schneider Electric Ampla MES, exposing sensitive database access details.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 May 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-95r6-hq2x-fm98

## What is CVE-2017-9637?

CVE-2017-9637 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Schneider Electric SE Ampla MES, published on 18 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Schneider Electric Ampla MES 6.4 provides capability to interact with data from third party databases. When connectivity to those databases is configured to use a SQL user name and password, an attacker may be able to sniff details from the connection string. Schneider Electric recommends that users of Ampla MES versions 6.4 and prior should upgrade to Ampla MES version 6.5 as soon as possible.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9637?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Schneider-Electric Ampla Manufacturing Execution System.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-9637?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9637 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-9637 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9637 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric SE Ampla MES

- [CVE-2017-9635](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9635/): Weak cryptography in Ampla MES (low 3.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-9637 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-9637 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Schneider Electric SE Ampla MES, published on 18 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9637 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schneider Electric SE Ampla MES. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9637/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9637/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9637
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9637
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9637

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