Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure IT: When Hostnames Go Rogue!
Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert has a bug that might just make hackers’ dreams come true. Thanks to a hostname setting with the appetite of a command terminator, your data center could be executing commands like a barista takes coffee orders. Update to version 9.0 before your server starts moonlighting as a hacker’s playground.
Hot Take:
Looks like Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert was so eager to be helpful, it forgot to lock the door on its way out. Who knew that a rogue semicolon could become the ultimate conspiracy theorist, turning hostname validation into a free-for-all command execution party? Time to upgrade to version 9.0, or risk your data center becoming the star of a hacker’s reality TV show!
Key Points:
- Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure IT Data Center Expert version 8.3 and prior are vulnerable to remote command execution.
- The vulnerability stems from improper input validation in the hostname configuration, allowing code injection with root privileges.
- Version 9.0 includes crucial fixes and is available through Schneider Electric’s Customer Care Center.
- Discovered by security experts Jaggar Henry and Jim Becher from KoreLogic.
- The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed after a coordinated timeline with Schneider Electric.
Already a member? Log in here