9 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
71.1%
**ATTENTION:**Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit.
Vendor: PHOENIX CONTACT
Equipment: mGuard Device Manager
Vulnerabilities: Improper Access Control vulnerabilities for Oracle Java SE
The following versions of mGuard Device Manager, a device management software for mGuard devices, are affected:
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow unauthorized remote access, modification of data, and may allow remote and local users to gain elevated privileges.
PHOENIX CONTACT recommends that all users of the affected product on Windows should update to at least Version 1.8.0.1. The update can be performed by simply executing the installer for Version 1.8.0.1 on a Windows system where the product is installed in Version 1.8.0. The installer is available for download on the product page, in section “Software” on the Downloads tab at the following location:
<https://www.phoenixcontact.com/online/portal/us?uri=pxc-oc-itemdetail:pid=2981974>
For more information please refer to the document “How to upgrade mGuard device manager” downloaded with the installer.
PHOENIX CONTACT recommends that all users of the affected product on Linux should update Java to the latest version. When using the packet source delivered by PHOENIX CONTACT on Ubuntu, this is simply done by using the software updater of the operating system.
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 ICS‑CERT Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B–Targeted 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.
Improper Access Control vulnerabilities have been reported for Oracle Java SE, which is provided with PHOENIX CONTACT FL MGUARD DM. According to Oracle, the supported Java versions affected by these vulnerabilities are Java SE: 8u131, 7u141 and 6u151, Java SE Embedded: 8u131, and JRockit: R28.3.14. PHOENIX CONTACT provided FL MGUARD DM 1.8.0 for Windows with Java SE 8u131.
CVE-2017-10102, CVE-2017-10116, CVE-2017-10078, CVE-2017-10115, CVE-2017-10118, CVE-2017-10176, CVE-2017-10198, CVE-2017-10135, CVE-2017-10053, CVE-2017-10108 have been assigned to these vulnerabilities. A CVSS v3 base score of 9.0 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
For more information on these vulnerabilities, please refer to sources cited at these locations:
Published advisory of CERT@VDE:
<https://cert.vde.com/de-de/advisories/vde-2017-002>
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory report:
<http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html>
PHOENIX CONTACT reported these vulnerabilities to CERT@VDE. CERT@VDE coordinated these vulnerabilities with ICS-CERT.
Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Communications, Critical Manufacturing, Information Technology
Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide
Company Headquarters Location: Germany
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-10053
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-10078
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-10102
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-10108
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-10115
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-10116
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-10118
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-10135
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-10176
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-10198
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
cert.vde.com/de-de/advisories/vde-2017-002
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9 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
71.1%