What is CVE-2017-16731?

CVE-2017-16731 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hitachienergy Ellipse, classified under Unprotected Transport of Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-16731?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hitachienergy Ellipse

CVE-2017-16731

An Unprotected Transport of Credentials issue was discovered in ABB Ellipse 8.3 through Ellipse 8.9 released prior to December 2017 (including Ellipse Select). A vulnerability exists in the authentication of Ellipse to LDAP/AD using the LD…

EPSS: 0.001 (23.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Hitachienergy Ellipse
N/a Abb Ellipse — versions ABB Ellipse

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-523 — Unprotected Transport of Credentials
CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16731?: CVE-2017-16731 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hitachienergy Ellipse, classified under Unprotected Transport of Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-16731?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.