CVE-2017-16744 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A path traversal vulnerability in Tridium Niagara AX Versions 3.8 and prior and Niagara 4 systems Versions 4.4 and prior installed on Microsoft Windows Systems can be exploited by leveraging valid platform (administrator) credentials.

Published: 2018-08-20

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 6.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

ICS-CERT

Niagara AX Framework and Niagara 4 Framework

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Niagara AX Framework Versions 3.8 and prior and Niagara 4 Framework Versions 4.4 and prior`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:tridium:niagara::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:tridium:niagara_ax_framework::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0622.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105101
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-191-03
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-022-01

History

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Subscriptions

Tridium Niagara Niagara Ax Framework

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2018-08-20T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:42:31.941Z

Reserved: 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16744

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-08-20T21:29:00.683

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:09:44.760

Link: CVE-2017-16744

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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