CVE-2017-5178 describes a critical vulnerability in Schneider Electric Tableau Server/Desktop (versions 7.0 to 10.1.3) and Wonderware Intelligence (2014R3 and prior). These products are shipped with a difficult-to-change default system account, which, when Tableau Server uses local authentication, allows for unauthorized access. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:tableau_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:tableau_desktop:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:tableau_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:tableau_server:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2014CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:wonderware_intelligence:*:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.