9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2014-6617
Softing FG-100 PB PROFIBUS Hardcoded Root Password Vulnerability
Description

Softing FG-100 PB PROFIBUS firmware version FG-x00-PB_V2.02.0.00 contains a hardcoded password for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a TELNET session.

INFO

Published Date :

March 9, 2018, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:14 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-6617 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Industrial.softing fg-100_pb_profibus_firmware
2 Industrial.softing fg-100_pb_profibus

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-6617 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128976/Softing-FG-100-PB-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533902/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70927
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98512
    Added Reference https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2014-005_softring_backdoor_account.txt
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/533902/100/0/threaded [Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533902/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2014-005_softring_backdoor_account.txt No Types Assigned https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2014-005_softring_backdoor_account.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98512 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98512 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70927 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70927 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128976/Softing-FG-100-PB-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128976/Softing-FG-100-PB-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/533902/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/533902/100/0/threaded Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-798
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:industrial.softing:fg-100_pb_profibus_firmware:fg-x00-pb_v2.02.0.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:industrial.softing:fg-100_pb_profibus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

17.02 }} -2.48%

score

0.94607

percentile

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