CVE-2017-9958 Missing authorization in U.Motion

What is CVE-2017-9958?

CVE-2017-9958 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Schneider Electric SE U.Motion, published on 25 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An improper access control vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's U.motion Builder software versions 1.2.1 and prior in which an improper handling of the system configuration can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code under the context of root.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9958?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Schneider-Electric U.motion Builder.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9958?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9958 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2017-9958 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9958 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric SE U.Motion

• CVE-2018-7841 Schneider Electric U.motion Builder SQL Injection Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-7785 Command injection in U.motion Builder Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-7973 SQL injection in U.Motion Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-7974 Path traversal in U.Motion Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-9957 Hardcoded credentials in U.Motion Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-j3gj-x98q-mh76.