ABB Cylon’s Hard-Coded Secrets: The Comedy of Errors in Building Management Systems
ABB Cylon Aspect 3.08.03 is packed with hard-coded secrets, making it less of a secure fortress and more like a piñata for hackers. With embedded credentials in its java classes, this building management system practically hands out passwords like candy, posing significant security risks.
Hot Take:
Who knew that the key to your building’s security was a game of hide and seek with passwords? ABB Cylon seems to have taken the term “hard-coded” a bit too literally—it’s like they carved their secrets into stone tablets and forgot where they buried them. Time to call in Indiana Jones, because these credentials are ancient relics!
Key Points:
- ABB Cylon Aspect vulnerable due to hard-coded credentials.
- Credentials include usernames, passwords, and encryption keys.
- Affects multiple series: NEXUS, MATRIX-2, ASPECT-Enterprise, ASPECT-Studio.
- System integrity at risk from unauthorized access.
- Vulnerability discovered by Gjoko ‘LiquidWorm’ Krstic.
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