What is CVE-2018-14805?

CVE-2018-14805 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hitachienergy Esoms, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2018-14805?

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

Auth bypass in Hitachienergy Esoms

CVE-2018-14805

ABB eSOMS version 6.0.2 may allow unauthorized access to the system when LDAP is set to allow anonymous authentication, and specific key values within the eSOMS web.config file are present. Both conditions are required to exploit this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.048 (91.0th 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

Hitachienergy Esoms — versions 6.0.2
Ics-cert Abb Esoms — versions Version 6.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14805?: CVE-2018-14805 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hitachienergy Esoms, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2018-14805?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.