CVE-2017-16731: hitachienergy ellipse Unprotected Transport of Credentials
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-16731 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Unprotected Transport of Credentials vulnerability in hitachienergy ellipse. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 20-12-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.72%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
53%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.20 pp
From 0.52% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-523Unprotected Transport of CredentialsLogin pages do not use adequate measures to protect the user name and password while they are in transit from the client to the server.
- CWE-522Insufficiently Protected CredentialsThe product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
Affected systems
Hitachienergy1 product
- ellipse≥ 8.3.0, ≤ 8.9.0
1 vendor · 1 product
References
1 links- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-353-01X Refsource MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource