CVE-2017-16731
moderate-risk
Published 2017-12-20
An Unprotected Transport of Credentials issue was discovered in ABB Ellipse 8.3 through Ellipse 8.9 released prior to December 2017 (including Ellipse Select). A vulnerability exists in the authentication of Ellipse to LDAP/AD using the LDAP protocol. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sniffing local network traffic, allowing the discovery of authentication credentials.
Do I need to act?
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0.10% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
8
CVSS 8.8/10
High
ADJACENT_NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Ellipse
Affected Vendors
References (2)
Third Party Advisory
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-353-01
Third Party Advisory
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-353-01
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
27/34 · High
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal