CVE-2026-8242
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Observable Response Discrepancy in IAS Canias ERP

Publication date: 2026-05-10

Last updated on: 2026-05-11

Assigner: VulDB

Description
A vulnerability was found in Industrial Application Software IAS Canias ERP 8.03. The impacted element is the function doAction of the component Login RMI Interface. Performing a manipulation results in observable response discrepancy. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. A high degree of complexity is needed for the attack. The exploitability is regarded as difficult. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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Published
2026-05-10
Last Modified
2026-05-11
Generated
2026-06-19
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2026-05-10
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-18
NVD
CVE-2026-8242
EUVD
EUVD-2026-28991
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industrial_application_software ias_canias_erp 8.03
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CWE ID Description
CWE-204 The product provides different responses to incoming requests in a way that reveals internal state information to an unauthorized actor outside of the intended control sphere.
CWE-203 The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor, which exposes security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.
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Impact Analysis

The vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to manipulate the login process by causing observable response discrepancies.

Although the exploitability is difficult, if successfully exploited, it may lead to information disclosure or unauthorized insights into the login mechanism.

The CVSS scores indicate a low to moderate impact, with confidentiality impact being low and no direct impact on integrity or availability.

Compliance Impact

The provided information does not specify any direct impact of this vulnerability on compliance with common standards and regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the Industrial Application Software IAS Canias ERP version 8.03, specifically in the doAction function of the Login RMI Interface component.

An attacker can perform a manipulation that causes observable discrepancies in the system's responses, which can be exploited remotely.

The attack requires a high degree of complexity and is considered difficult to exploit, but the exploit has been made public.

The vendor was contacted early about this issue but did not respond.

Detection Guidance

The vulnerability involves the function doAction of the Login RMI Interface in IAS Canias ERP 8.03, where manipulation results in observable response discrepancies. Detection could involve monitoring login response codes or behaviors that deviate from normal patterns.

The provided resource describes various login response status codes (such as user not found, wrong password, database errors, blocked users, etc.) which could be used to identify abnormal login responses indicative of exploitation attempts.

However, no specific network or system commands are provided in the available information to detect this vulnerability directly.

Mitigation Strategies

The available information does not provide explicit mitigation steps or recommended immediate actions to address this vulnerability.

Given the vulnerability requires a high degree of complexity and exploitability is difficult, general best practices would include monitoring login interfaces for unusual activity and restricting remote access to the affected component if possible.

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