9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2018-14805
ABB eSOMS LDAP Anonymous Authentication Bypass
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 29, 2018, 4:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 16, 2023, 8:21 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-14805 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 Hitachienergy esoms
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-2018-14805.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105169 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-240-04 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK107046A5821&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch Mitigation Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-14805 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
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:abb:esoms:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:esoms:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

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

    Nov. 05, 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/105169 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105169 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK107046A5821&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch No Types Assigned https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK107046A5821&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-240-04 No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-240-04 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:abb:esoms:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105169 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK107046A5821&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch [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.

0.41 }} -0.17%

score

0.74241

percentile

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