5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
59.1%
**ATTENTION:**Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit.
Vendor: Detcon
Equipment: SiteWatch Gateway
Vulnerabilities: Improper Authentication, Plaintext Storage of a Password
The following versions of Detcon SiteWatch Gateway, an Ethernet Notification System, are affected:
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow remote code execution. An attacker who exploits these vulnerabilities may be able to change settings on the affected product or obtain user passwords.
Detcon no longer sells or maintains the SiteWatch Gateway product. They have attempted to send a notification to all SiteWatch users.
NCCIC/ICS-CERT recommends that users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of these vulnerabilities. Specifically, users should:
ICS-CERT reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
ICS-CERT also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS-CERT web page. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available in the ICSβCERT Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01BβTargeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies, that is available for download from the ICS-CERT web site.
Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to ICS-CERT for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities.
An attacker can edit settings on the device using a specially crafted URL.
CVE-2017-6049 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
Passwords are presented in plaintext in a file that is accessible without authentication.
CVE-2017-6047 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L).
Independent researcher Maxim Rupp reported the vulnerabilities.
**Critical Infrastructure Sectors:**Commercial Facilities, Critical Manufacturing, Energy, Water and Wastewater Systems
**Countries/Areas Deployed:**United States, Europe, Asia
Company Headquarters Location: The Woodlands, Texas
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5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
59.1%