# CVE-2018-19000: LCDS Laquis SCADA prior to version 4.1.0.4150 allows an authentication bypass, which may allow an attacker access to sensitive data.


- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Feb 2019
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9x6j-jm6v-984f

## What is CVE-2018-19000?

CVE-2018-19000 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ICS-CERT LCDS Laquis SCADA, published on 5 Feb 2019. 

### Official description

LCDS Laquis SCADA prior to version 4.1.0.4150 allows an authentication bypass, which may allow an attacker access to sensitive data.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19000?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Lcds Laquis Scada.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-19000?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19000 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-19000 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19000 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ICS-CERT LCDS Laquis SCADA

- [CVE-2018-18996](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18996/): Missing authorization in LCDS Laquis SCADA (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-18998](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18998/): Hardcoded credentials in LCDS Laquis SCADA (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-17893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17893/): Null dereference in LAquis SCADA (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-17895](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17895/): Memory corruption in LAquis SCADA (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-17897](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17897/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-19000 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-19000 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ICS-CERT LCDS Laquis SCADA, published on 5 Feb 2019. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19000 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ICS-CERT LCDS Laquis SCADA. 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-2018-19000/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19000/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19000
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19000
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-19000

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19000/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.