SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay firmware…: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CVE-2022-2103 is a critical-severity insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability in SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay firmware package from Secheron, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. The record lists version 1.23.21 as the first without the flaw, so updating SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay firmware package to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 1.09% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 66% of scored CVEs.
Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.
What to do
- Update SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay firmware package to 1.23.21 or a later version.
- Update Sepcos Control And Protection Relay Firmware to 1.23.21 or 1.24.8 or 1.25.3, whichever matches your release line, or a later version.
- Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secheron | SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay firmware package | All versions up to, but not including, 1.23.21 | 1.23.21 |
| Secheron | Sepcos Control And Protection Relay Firmware | 1.23.0 up to, but not including, 1.23.21; 1.24.0 up to, but not including, 1.24.8; 1.25.0 up to, but not including, 1.25.3 | 1.23.21, 1.24.8, 1.25.3 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- NoneAvailability is not affected.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N. Scored by NVD.
| Scoring system | Score | Severity | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 | Critical | CNA (hq.dhs.gov) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.1 | Critical | NVD |
| CVSS 2.0 | 6.4 | Medium | NVD |
Official description
An attacker with weak credentials could access the TCP port via an open FTP port, allowing an attacker to read sensitive files and write to remotely executable directories.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Use an appropriate security mechanism to protect the credentials.
- Make appropriate use of cryptography to protect the credentials.
- Use industry standards to protect the credentials (e.g. LDAP, keystore, etc.).
More Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerabilities (CWE-522)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: yes, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Patches and release notes
- cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-174-03Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Other vulnerabilities in SEPCOS Control and Protection Relay firmware package
- 9.1 Critical severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
Recent Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerabilities
- 7.5 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 8.8 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 8.8 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
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