Privilege escalation in Honeywell Xl Web Ii Controller

CVE-2017-5142

An issue was discovered in Honeywell XL Web II controller XL1000C500 XLWebExe-2-01-00 and prior, and XLWeb 500 XLWebExe-1-02-08 and prior. A user with low privileges is able to open and change the parameters by accessing a specific URL because of Improper Privilege Management.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.010 (59.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

  • Honeywell Xl_web_ii_controller — versions xlwebexe-1-02-08, xlwebexe-2-01-00
  • N/a Honeywell Xl Web Ii Controller — versions Honeywell XL Web II Controller

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5142?
CVE-2017-5142 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Honeywell Xl Web Ii Controller, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2017-5142?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.