9.8

CVE-2018-14805: hitachienergy esoms Improper Authentication

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
Published 29-08-2018Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-14805 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Authentication vulnerability in hitachienergy esoms. EPSS estimates a 4.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.81%
0%100%
Low · +1.18 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 29-08-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.81%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+1.18 pp

From 3.62% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
4.81%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Hitachienergy1 product
Ics-cert1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links