An issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Tableau Server/Desktop Versions 7.0 to 10.1.3 in Wonderware Intelligence Versions 2014R3 and prior. These versions contain a system account that is installed by default. The default system account is difficult to configure with non-default credentials after installation, and changing the default credentials in the embedded Tableau Server is not documented. If Tableau Server is used with Windows integrated security (Active Directory), the software is not vulnerable. However, when Tableau Server is used with local authentication mode, the software is vulnerable. The default system account could be used to gain unauthorized access.
The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the administrator, but the default is not secure.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tableau_desktop | Schneider-electric | 7.0 (including) | 7.0 (including) |
| Tableau_desktop | Schneider-electric | 10.1.3 (including) | 10.1.3 (including) |
| Tableau_server | Schneider-electric | 7.0 (including) | 7.0 (including) |
| Tableau_server | Schneider-electric | 10.1.3 (including) | 10.1.3 (including) |
| Wonderware_intelligence | Schneider-electric | * | 2014 (including) |
Developers often choose default values that leave the product as open and easy to use as possible out-of-the-box, under the assumption that the administrator can (or should) change the default value. However, this ease-of-use comes at a cost when the default is insecure and the administrator does not change it.