CirCarLife <4.3 - Improper Authentication

mediumseverity

5.3CVSS score

9.5%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

96%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

CirCarLife before 4.3 is susceptible to improper authentication. An internal installation path disclosure exists due to the lack of authentication for /html/repository.System. An attacker can obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, compromising the confidentiality and integrity of the system.

Fix

Upgrade CirCarLife to version 4.3 or higher to fix the improper authentication issue.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/html/repository
Positive when: contains in header "CirCarLife Scada" AND contains "** Platform sources **" and "** Application sources **"

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2018-16668 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2018-16668

info:
  name: CirCarLife <4.3 - Improper Authentication
  author: geeknik
  severity: medium
  description: CirCarLife before 4.3 is susceptible to improper authentication. An internal installation path disclosure exists due to the lack of authentication for /html/repository.System. An attacker can obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized operations.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, compromising the confidentiality and integrity of the system.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade CirCarLife to version 4.3 or higher to fix the improper authentication issue.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45384
    - https://github.com/SadFud/Exploits/tree/master/Real%20World/Suites/cir-pwn-life
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45384/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16668
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.3
    cve-id: CVE-2018-16668
    cwe-id: CWE-287
    epss-score: 0.09512
    epss-percentile: 0.95487
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:circontrol:circarlife_scada:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: circontrol
    product: circarlife_scada
  tags: cve,cve2018,circarlife,scada,iot,disclosure,edb,circontrol,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/html/repository"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "CirCarLife Scada"

      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "** Platform sources **"
          - "** Application sources **"
        condition: and

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