CVE-2017-13997 is a critical missing authentication vulnerability affecting Schneider Electric InduSoft Web Studio and InTouch Machine Edition versions 8.0 SP2 and prior. This flaw allows a remote attacker to bypass server authentication and execute arbitrary commands with high privileges, potentially leading to a complete compromise of the server. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:wonderware_indusoft_web_studio:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:wonderware_intouch:*:sp2:*:*:machine:*:*:* |
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.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.