CVE-2017-20238 | Belden Hirschmann Industrial HiVision up to 06.0.05/06.0.5/07.00 Web Interface improper authorization

VDB-355271 · CVE-2017-20238 · GCVE-0-2017-20238 BELDEN HIRSCHMANN INDUSTRIAL HIVISION UP TO 06.0.05/06.0.5/07.00 WEB INTERFACE IMPROPER AUTHORIZATION HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 6.5 $0-$5k 0.63+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability was found in Belden Hirschmann Industrial HiVision up to 06.0.05/06.0.5/07.00. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Web Interface. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-20238. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised. Detailsinfo A vulnerability was found in Belden Hirschmann Industrial HiVision up to 06.0.05/06.0.5/07.00 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Web Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is: Hirschmann Industrial HiVision versions 06.0.00 and 07.0.00 prior to 06.0.06 and 07.0.01 contains an improper authorization vulnerability that allows read-only users to gain write access to managed devices by bypassing access control mechanisms. Attackers can exploit alternative interfaces such as the web interface or SNMP browser to modify device configurations despite having restricted permissions. It is possible to read the advisory at assets.belden.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-20238 since 04/04/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK. Upgrading to version 06.0.06 or 07.01 eliminates this vulnerability. Productinfo Vendor Belden Name Hirschmann Industrial HiVision Version 06.0.0 06.0.05 06.0.1 06.0.2 06.0.3 06.0.4 06.0.5 07 CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA CVSS-B Score: 🔒 CNA CVSS-BT Score: 🔒 CNA Vector: 🔒 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5 VulDB Base Score: 6.3 VulDB Temp Score: 6.0 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 7.1 CNA Vector (VulnCheck): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Improper authorization CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: No Local: No Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Upgrade: Hirschmann Industrial HiVision 06.0.06/07.01 Timelineinfo 04/04/2026 Advisory disclosed 04/04/2026 +0 days CVE reserved 04/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Advisory: assets.belden.com Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2017-20238 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-20238 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-355271 Entryinfo Created: 04/04/2026 08:07 Changes: 04/04/2026 08:07 (76) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:B92:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸