CVE-2014-9193

Innominate mGuard Improper Privilege Management

Description

Innominate mGuard with firmware before 7.6.6 and 8.x before 8.1.4 allows remote authenticated admins to obtain root privileges by changing a PPP configuration setting.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Innominate has released firmware patches Version 7.6.6 and Version 8.1.4 that mitigates the vulnerability in the mGuard firmware Version 7 and Version 8, respectively. Innominate recommends that customers using firmware versions older than Version 7, which are no longer being maintained, should upgrade to mGuard firmware Version 7.6.6 or Version 8.1.4. Innominate also recommends that customers limit access to the administrative interfaces to a minimum via firewall rules. For additional information on the vulnerability, Innominate’s security advisory is available on its web site at: http://www.innominate.com/en/downloads/security-advisories Innominate’s firmware updates are available on its web site at: http://www.innominate.com/en/downloads/updates

Categories

8.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.28%
Vendor Advisory innominate.com
Affected: Innominate mGuard
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.innominate.com/data/downloads/software/innominate_security_advisory_20141217_001_en.pdf vendor advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-14-352-02
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-352-02 third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9193?
CVE-2014-9193 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9193?
To fix CVE-2014-9193: Innominate has released firmware patches Version 7.6.6 and Version 8.1.4 that mitigates the vulnerability in the mGuard firmware Version 7 and Version 8, respectively. Innominate recommends that customers using firmware versions older than Version 7, which are no longer being maintained, should upgrade to mGuard firmware Version 7.6.6 or Version 8.1.4. Innominate also recommends that customers limit access to the administrative interfaces to a minimum via firewall rules. For additional information on the vulnerability, Innominate’s security advisory is available on its web site at: http://www.innominate.com/en/downloads/security-advisories Innominate’s firmware updates are available on its web site at: http://www.innominate.com/en/downloads/updates
Is CVE-2014-9193 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-9193 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2014-9193?
CVE-2014-9193 affects Innominate mGuard.
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