Critical severity · published Jan 23, 2018
CVE-2017-15531
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
9.8
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RE
Reporter · Symantec
9.5 before 9.5.4.1; 10.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15531
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15531
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102751
Vendor Advisory
https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA158
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