CVE-2018-14805
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2018-08-29
- WeaknessCWE-287
Am I affected?
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Description
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.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2018-08-2916:29CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
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- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-14805?format=csv
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Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | = 6.0.2 | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Distribution builds and vendor advisories
Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.
version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.
Vendor advisories
ABB eSOMS (Update A)
eSOMS: Version 6.0.2
Fix
- Vendor fix CISA ICSA-18-240-04 · 1 productABB has released eSOMS version 6.0.3, which addresses this vulnerability. Please contact an ABB Global Customer Care Customer Advocate (customercare.es@abb.com) with any questions or for more information about the release.
- Vendor fix CISA ICSA-18-240-04 · 1 productUsers running eSOMS Version 6.0.2 should ensure “Unauthenticated Authentication” (anonymous bind) is disabled in the LDAP configuration settings. In the eSOMS web.config file, ensure only the following key values are populated: “LDAP_Path,” “LDAP_User_Search,” and “LDAP_SSL_Enabled.” The remaining …
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-18-240-04 · 1 productUsers 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.
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-18-240-04 · 1 productUsers can find more information in ABB's security advisory ABBVU-PGGA-2018030 at the following location:
Advisories and patches
- search.abb.comMitigation · Vendor Advisory
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
- NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
- CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-287read 2026-10-23
- NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-287read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score4.8 %2026-10-23
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2018-08-29
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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