ID CVE-2017-14005
Summary An Unverified Password Change issue was discovered in ProMinent MultiFLEX M10a Controller web interface. When setting a new password for a user, the application does not require the user to know the original password. An attacker who is authenticated could change a user's password, enabling future access and possible configuration changes.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:o:prominent:multiflex_m10a_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:prominent:multiflex_m10a_controller_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:h:prominent:multiflex_m10a_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:h:prominent:multiflex_m10a_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 6.5 (as of 09-10-2019 - 23:23)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-640
CAPEC
  • Password Recovery Exploitation
    An attacker may take advantage of the application feature to help users recover their forgotten passwords in order to gain access into the system with the same privileges as the original user. Generally password recovery schemes tend to be weak and insecure. Most of them use only one security question . For instance, mother's maiden name tends to be a fairly popular one. Unfortunately in many cases this information is not very hard to find, especially if the attacker knows the legitimate user. These generic security questions are also re-used across many applications, thus making them even more insecure. An attacker could for instance overhear a coworker talking to a bank representative at the work place and supplying their mother's maiden name for verification purposes. An attacker can then try to log in into one of the victim's accounts, click on "forgot password" and there is a good chance that the security question there will be to provide mother's maiden name. A weak password recovery scheme totally undermines the effectiveness of a strong password scheme.
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW SINGLE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
refmap via4
bid 101259
misc https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-285-01
Last major update 09-10-2019 - 23:23
Published 17-10-2017 - 22:29
Last modified 09-10-2019 - 23:23
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