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CVE-2017-9630: An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in PDQ Manufacturing LaserWash G5 and G5 S Series all…
CVE-2017-9630 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.4 and NVD lists 11 affected products, including Pdqinc Laserwash G5 Firmware. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction.
Vulnerability description
An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in PDQ Manufacturing LaserWash G5 and G5 S Series all versions, LaserWash M5, all versions, LaserWash 360 and 360 Plus, all versions, LaserWash AutoXpress and AutoExpress Plus, all versions, LaserJet, all versions, ProTouch Tandem, all versions, ProTouch ICON, all versions, and ProTouch AutoGloss, all versions. The web server does not properly verify that provided authentication information is correct.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v3.0 9.4: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: Low. Some information is exposed.
- Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
- Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.
Underlying weakness
CWE-287: Improper Authentication
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
Affected products
- Pdqinc Laserwash G5 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
- Pdqinc Laserwash G5 S Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
- Pdqinc Laserwash M5 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
- Pdqinc Laserwash 360 Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
- Pdqinc Laserwash 360 Plus Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
- Pdqinc Laserwash Autoxpress Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
- Pdqinc Laserwash Autoxpress Plus Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
- Pdqinc Laserjet Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
- Pdqinc Protouch Tandem Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
- Pdqinc Protouch Icon Firmware: all versions listed by NVD
- Pdqinc Protouch Autogloss Firmware: all versions listed by NVD