9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-16748
Tridium Niagara Remote Session Hijacking Vulandez
Description

An attacker can log into the local Niagara platform (Niagara AX Framework Versions 3.8 and prior or Niagara 4 Framework Versions 4.4 and prior) using a disabled account name and a blank password, granting the attacker administrator access to the Niagara system.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 20, 2018, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2019, 10:29 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-16748 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-16748 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 Tridium niagara
2 Tridium niagara_ax_framework
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-16748.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105101 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-191-03 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-022-01

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Proof of Concept (PoC) for CVE: 2017-16744 and 2017-16748

Python Shell

Updated: 2 years, 3 months ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Sept. 9, 2019, 7:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-16748 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-16748 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE ICS-CERT CWE-287
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-022-01 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105101 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105101 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-191-03 No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-191-03 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tridium:niagara:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.4 *cpe:2.3:a:tridium:niagara_ax_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.8
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105101 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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.

1.49 }} -0.28%

score

0.86546

percentile

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