CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-16731

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An issue with unprotected transport of credentials was discovered in ABB Ellipse versions 8.3 through 8.9, released prior to December 2017. The vulnerability affects the authentication of Ellipse to LDAP/AD using the LDAP protocol.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sniffing local network traffic, allowing the discovery of authentication credentials. This poses a significant threat to the organization's data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to secure the transport of credentials by implementing encryption of network traffic and updating the system to the latest version to minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An Unprotected Transport of Credentials issue was discovered in ABB Ellipse 8.3 through Ellipse 8.9 released prior to December 2017 (including Ellipse Select). A vulnerability exists in the authentication of Ellipse to LDAP/AD using the LDAP protocol. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sniffing local network traffic, allowing the discovery of authentication credentials.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS