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Endress+Hauser: Ecograph T utilizing Webserver firmware version 1.x suffers from improper privilege management

VDE-2020-021
Last update
11.04.2025 09:00
Published at
19.11.2020 15:48
Vendor(s)
Endress+Hauser AG
External ID
VDE-2020-021
CSAF Document

Summary

The affected device has a web-based user interface with a role-based access system. Users with different roles have different write and read privileges. The access system is based on dynamic "tokens".

Impact

The vulnerability is that user sessions are not closed correctly and a user with fewer rights is assigned the higher rights when he logs on.

Affected Product(s)

Model no. Product name Affected versions
RSG35 Hardware Ecograph T Firmware V1.0.0 (07/2013)<V2.0.0 (08/2015)
ORSG35 Hardware Ecograph T Neutral/Private Label Firmware V1.0.0 (07/2013)<V2.0.0 (08/2015)

Vulnerabilities

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Published
22.09.2025 14:58
Weakness
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
Summary

Endress+Hauser Ecograph T (Neutral/Private Label) (RSG35, ORSG35) with Firmware version prior to V2.0.0 is prone to improper privilege management. The affected device has a web-based user interface with a role-based access system. Users with different roles have different write and read privileges. The access system is based on dynamic "tokens". The vulnerability is that user sessions are not closed correctly and a user with fewer rights is assigned the higher rights when he logs on.

References

Mitigation

Customers should configure a perimeter firewall to block traffic from untrusted networks and users to the device. These recommendations will be incorporated into the device documentation (operating instructions).

Change default password for operator, service and admin account.

Endress+Hauser will not change this behavior.
Customers are recommended to take the measures for Temporary Fix / Mitigation as described above.

Revision History

Version Date Summary
1 19.11.2020 15:48 Initial revision.
2 11.04.2025 09:00 Fix: version range