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 LDAP protocol. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sniffing local network traffic, allowing the discovery of authentication credentials.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (53.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Hitachienergy Ellipse
- Abb Ellipse — versions ABB Ellipse
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-353-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
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.