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CVE-2017-14003
published 2017-10-11

CVE-2017-14003: An Authentication Bypass by Spoofing issue was discovered in LAVA Ether-Serial Link (ESL) running firmware versions 6.01.00/29.03.2007 and prior versions. An…

PriorityP262critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.60%
83.4th percentile
An Authentication Bypass by Spoofing issue was discovered in LAVA Ether-Serial Link (ESL) running firmware versions 6.01.00/29.03.2007 and prior versions. An improper authentication vulnerability has been identified, which, if exploited, would allow an attacker with the same IP address to bypass authentication by accessing a specific uniform resource locator.

Affected

1 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
lavalinkether-serial_link_firmware<= 6.01.00\/29.03.2007

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • Authentication bypass is triggered by accessing a specific URL (uniform resource locator) from an IP address matching an already-authenticated user — monitor for unauthenticated or anomalous HTTP requests to ESL device management URLs from IPs that share a session with a legitimate user.
  • Target devices are LAVA Ether-Serial Link (ESL) running firmware 6.01.00/29.03.2007 or earlier — fingerprint devices by firmware version string to identify exposed assets.
  • ·The specific URL path used to trigger the authentication bypass is not publicly disclosed in available sources — the exact URL IOC cannot be extracted.
  • ·No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability per ICS-CERT; exploitation requires the attacker to share the same IP address as an authenticated user (e.g., NAT environment or IP spoofing).
  • ·LAVA Computer MFG Inc. has not released a patch; no fixed firmware version is available from the vendor.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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