VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-15531
A remote attacker can use brute force search to guess a user password and gain access to Reporter.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.37%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Symantec Reporter 9.5 prior to 9.5.4.1 and 10.1 prior to 10.1.5.5 does not restrict excessive authentication attempts for management interface users. A remote attacker can use brute force search to guess a user password and gain access to Reporter.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.37% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- symantec/reporter
- Source
- secure@symantec.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102751Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA158Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102751Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA158Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.