CVE-2018-12087 Moderate severity vulnerability that affects OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua
Attackers can decrypt passwords in OPC UA Client Applications if certificate validation is disabled during insecure communication.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-12087?
CVE-2018-12087 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Failure to validate certificates in OPC Foundation UA Client Applications communicating without security allows attackers with control over a piece of network infrastructure to decrypt passwords.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12087?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua NuGet | All versions | 1.4.353.15 |
OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua NuGet | All versions | 1.4.353.15 |
Products include Opcfoundation Ua-.Net-Legacy, Opcfoundation Ua-.Netstandard.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12087?
Upgrade OPCFoundation.NetStandard.Opc.Ua to 1.4.353.15 or later.
Is CVE-2018-12087 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12087 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8336-mxp6-v5h9.