CVE-2017-16714
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn Ice Qube Thermal Management Center versions prior to version 4.13, passwords are stored in plaintext in a file that is accessible without authentication.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIce Qube Thermal Management Center versions prior to 4.13 store user passwords in plaintext within a file that can be accessed without any authentication, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve valid credentials.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 4.13CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Ice Qube Thermal Management Center installationLocate the Ice Qube Thermal Management Center software or appliance in your environment. This is a thermal management system, often deployed as a standalone appliance or integrated software module.Affected if Ice Qube Thermal Management Center is present in the environment
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Check installed firmware versionAccess the system administrative interface or use the firmware version check command provided by the appliance to determine the current firmware version. Compare the version number to the affected range of versions prior to 4.13.Affected if The firmware version is below 4.13
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Locate the plaintext credential storage fileSearch for the file containing stored user credentials within the Ice Qube installation directory or web root. The vulnerability indicates this file stores passwords in plaintext and is accessible without authentication.Affected if A file containing plaintext user passwords exists and is accessible without authentication
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Verify unauthenticated access to credential fileAttempt to access the credential storage file directly via HTTP request or file system access without providing login credentials. The vulnerability specifically states the file can be accessed without any authentication.Affected if The password file can be retrieved without any authentication credentials
The environment is affected if Ice Qube Thermal Management Center with firmware prior to version 4.13 is installed and a plaintext password file is accessible without authentication.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped4.13
Upgrade to Ice Qube Thermal Management Center version 4.13 or later, which implements proper password hashing and removes the plaintext credential storage.
Thermal Management Center firmware version 4.13 or later
- Obtain the Thermal Management Center firmware version 4.13 or later from the vendor (Ice Qube)
- Review vendor release notes for any special upgrade requirements or prerequisites
- Backup current configuration if supported by the system
- Upload and apply firmware version 4.13 or later following the vendor's standard firmware update procedure
- Verify the upgrade was successful and confirm the new version is running
- Change all passwords after upgrade as a security best practice since they may have been exposed
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2017-16714 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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