ABB eSOMS version 6.0.2 may allow unauthorized access to the system when LDAP is set to allow anonymous authentication, and specific key va…

published 2018-08-29 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-6689

cvss: 9.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 4.6%; EPSS 4.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits: 0; none known

ABB eSOMS version 6.0.2 may allow unauthorized access to the system when LDAP is set to allow anonymous authentication, and specific key values within the eSOMS web.config file are present. Both conditions are required to exploit this vulnerability.

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-18-240-04 updated 2018-10-02 cvss 9.8

ABB eSOMS (Update A)

ABB eSOMS 6.0.2
affected: vendor fix, mitigation “Users should contact ABB global customer care (GCC) for further guidance if they experience issues with implementing LDAP authentication using only the previously mentioned key values.” search.abb.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

4.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

ICS-CERT ABB eSOMS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

search.abb.com /library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK107046A5821&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
mitigation, vendor-advisory
ics-cert.us-cert.gov /advisories/ICSA-18-240-04
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
securityfocus.com /bid/105169
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-14805
NVD CVE-2018-14805

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