High severity · published Aug 5, 2017
CVE-2017-9857
An issue was discovered in SMA Solar Technology products
8.1
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in SMA Solar Technology products. The SMAdata2+ communication protocol does not properly use authentication with encryption: it is vulnerable to man in the middle, packet injection, and replay attacks. Any setting change, authentication packet, scouting packet, etc. can be replayed, injected, or used for a man in the middle session. All functionalities available in Sunny Explorer can effectively be done from anywhere within the network as long as an attacker gets the packet setup correctly. This includes the authentication process for all (including hidden) access levels and the changing of settings in accordance with the gained access rights. Furthermore, because the SMAdata2+ communication channel is unencrypted, an attacker capable of understanding the protocol can eavesdrop on communications. NOTE: the vendor's position is that authentication with encryption is not required on an isolated subnetwork. Also, only Sunny Boy TLST-21 and TL-21 and Sunny Tripower TL-10 and TL-30 could potentially be affected
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SB
Sunny Boy 1.5 Firmware · Sma
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SB
Sunny Boy 2.5 Firmware · Sma
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SB
Sunny Boy 3.0 Firmware · Sma
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SB
Sunny Boy 3.6 Firmware · Sma
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SB
Sunny Boy 3000tl Firmware · Sma
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SB
Sunny Boy 3600 Firmware · Sma
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SB
Sunny Boy 3600tl Firmware · Sma
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SB
Sunny Boy 4.0 Firmware · Sma
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SB
Sunny Boy 4000tl Firmware · Sma
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SB
Sunny Boy 5.0 Firmware · Sma
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SB
Sunny Boy 5000 Firmware · Sma
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SB
Sunny Boy 5000tl Firmware · Sma
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9857
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9857
www.sma.de
http://www.sma.de/en/statement-on-cyber-security.html
www.sma.de
http://www.sma.de/fileadmin/content/global/specials/documents/cyber-security/Whitepaper-Cyber-Security-AEN1732_07.pdf
Third Party Advisory
https://horusscenario.com/CVE-information/
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