CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
59.6%
**ATTENTION:**Remotely exploitable/low skill level to exploit.
Vendor: Marel
Equipment: Food Processing Systems
Vulnerabilities: Hard-Coded Passwords, Unrestricted Upload, Improper Access Control
This updated advisory is a follow-up to the updated advisory titled ICSA-17-094-02A Marel Food Processing Systems that was published August 17, 2017, on the NCCIC/ICS-CERT web site.
The following Marel food processing products are affected:
A remote attacker may be able to gain unauthorized administrative access to affected devices.
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Marel has released a firewall update for the Pluto platform having version names Pluto1203 and Pluto2. The update for the firewall packages are as follows:
These updates will restrict remote access by implementing SSH authentication.
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Marel has created an update for Pluto-based applications, which was scheduled for release in October, 2017. This update will restrict remote access by implementing SSH authentication.
Marel reports that all M3000 terminal based products were at end-of-life in July 2012, and, thus, will not release product fixes to address the identified vulnerabilities. Marel recommends that users upgrade these end-of-life systems.
Further information regarding the vulnerabilities, mitigations, and Marelβs contact information is available at the following location:
<http://marel.com/security-updates>
ICS-CERT recommends that users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of these vulnerabilities. Specifically, users should:
ICS-CERT reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
ICS-CERT also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS-CERT web page. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available in the ICSβCERT Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01BβTargeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies, that is available for download from the ICS-CERT web site.
Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to ICS-CERT for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities.
The end user does not have the ability to change system passwords.
CVE-2016-9358 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
This vulnerability allows an attacker to modify the operation and upload firmware changes without detection.
CVE-2017-6041 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
The affected systems using the Pluto platform do not restrict remote access.
CVE-2017-9626 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Daniel Lance reported these vulnerabilities to ICS-CERT.
Critical Infrastructure Sector: Food and Agriculture
Countries/Areas Deployed: United States, Europe, South America, and Asia
Company Headquarters Location: Iceland
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CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
59.6%