What is CVE-2017-8861?

CVE-2017-8861 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cohuhd 3960hd, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-8861?

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

Auth bypass in Cohuhd 3960hd

CVE-2017-8861

Missing authentication for the remote configuration port 1236/tcp on the Cohu 3960HD allows an attacker to change configuration parameters such as IP address and username/password via specially crafted XML SOAP packets.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.015 (72.1th 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

Cohuhd 3960hd
Cohuhd 3960hd_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8861?: CVE-2017-8861 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cohuhd 3960hd, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-8861?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.