Advisory Details

January 19th, 2019

LAquis SCADA Web Server Hardcoded Credentials Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2018-18998
CVSS SCORE	7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	LAquis SCADA
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Software
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on vulnerable installations of LAquis SCADA Software. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of login requests to the product's webserver. The product contains a hard-coded password for a number of undocumented accounts. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	LAquis SCADA has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-015-01
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2018-08-14 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2019-01-19 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2019-01-19 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Esteban Ruiz (mr_me) of Source Incite

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