What is CVE-2017-7931?

CVE-2017-7931 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Abb Ip Gateway, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-06-06.

How severe is CVE-2017-7931?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Abb Ip Gateway

CVE-2017-7931

In ABB IP GATEWAY 3.39 and prior, by accessing a specific uniform resource locator (URL) on the web server, a malicious user is able to access the configuration files and application pages without authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.026 (84.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Abb Ip_gateway
Abb Ip_gateway_firmware
Ics-cert Abb Ip Gateway — versions All versions prior to version 3.39

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7931?: CVE-2017-7931 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Abb Ip Gateway, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-06-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-7931?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.