PT-2018-5904 · Symantec · Symantec Reporter

Published 2018-01-23 · Updated 2018-05-04 · CVE-2017-15531

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Symantec Reporter versions 9.5 prior to 9.5.4.1 Symantec Reporter versions 10.1 prior to 10.1.5.5

Description: The issue allows a remote attacker to use brute force to guess a user password and gain access to Reporter, due to the lack of restriction on excessive authentication attempts for management interface users.

Recommendations: For Symantec Reporter version 9.5, update to version 9.5.4.1 or later. For Symantec Reporter version 10.1, update to version 10.1.5.5 or later.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-15531

Affected Products

Symantec Reporter

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15531 · Vendor Advisory
• https://symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA158 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15531 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102751 · Note