VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-16731

CVSS score8.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.72%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-12-20

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CWE-523: Unprotected Transport of Credentials

Primary references

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource