CVE-2014-6617 - Softing FG-100 PB PROFIBUS firmware version FG-x00-PB_V2.02.0.00 contains a hardcoded password for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a TELNET session

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CRITICAL

Softing FG-100 PB PROFIBUS firmware version FG-x00-PB_V2.02.0.00 contains a hardcoded password for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a TELNET session

Published Mar 9, 2018

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 4.37%

Description

Softing FG-100 PB PROFIBUS firmware version FG-x00-PB_V2.02.0.00 contains a hardcoded password for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a TELNET session.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-798

Hard-coded Credentials

References (5)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128976/Softing-FG-100-PB-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533902/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70927
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98512
vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2014-005_softring_backdoor_account.txt
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128976/Softing-FG-100-PB-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html		x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533902/100/0/threaded		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70927		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98512		vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2014-005_softring_backdoor_account.txt		x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Mar 9, 2018

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Sep 18, 2014

Link CVE-2014-6617

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2014-6617

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2014-6617