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CVE-2017-9637

Schneider Electric Ampla MES 6.4 provides capability to interact with data from third party databases. When connectivity to those databases is configured to use a SQL user name and password, an attacker may be able to sniff details from the connection string. Schneider Electric recommends that users of Ampla MES versions 6.4 and prior should upgrade to Ampla MES version 6.5 as soon as possible.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.1, requiring local system access to exploit but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from schneider-electric organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2018-05-18T13:29:00.283

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:36:33.920

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 4.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-319
Type: Primary
CWE-522

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	schneider-electric	ampla_manufacturing_execution_system	≤ 6.4	Yes

References

http://software.schneider-electric.com/pdf/security-bulletin/lfsec00000118/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99469 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-187-05 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://software.schneider-electric.com/pdf/security-bulletin/lfsec00000118/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99469 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-187-05 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For schneider-electric's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.