CVE-2018-14805

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Published Aug 29, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 4.6% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

ICS-CERT

ABB eSOMS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Version 6.0.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:esoms:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-6689	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.6% (4.626% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105169
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-240-04
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK107046A5821&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch

History

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Subscriptions

Hitachienergy Esoms

Weaknesses

CWE-287

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 4:29 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: icscert
Published: Aug 29, 2018, 4:00 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 4:29 AM
Reserved: Aug 1, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:41 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 29, 2018, 4:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:41 AM

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