Vulnerability in Ge Communicator

CVE-2019-6548

GE Communicator, all versions prior to 4.0.517, contains two backdoor accounts with hardcoded credentials, which may allow control over the database. This service is inaccessible to attackers if Windows default firewall settings are used by the end user.

EPSS: 0.013 (67.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6548?
CVE-2019-6548 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ge Communicator, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-05-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-6548?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.