GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Historian up to 4.5 ActiveX Control KeyHelp.ocx os command injection

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A vulnerability was found in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Historian up to 4.5. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file KeyHelp.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An ActiveX control in KeyHelp.ocx in KeyWorks KeyHelp Module (aka the HTML Help component), as used in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Historian 3.1, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5; Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX 5.0 and 5.1; Proficy Pulse 1.0; Proficy Batch Execution 5.6; SI7 I/O Driver 7.20 through 7.42; and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input, related to a "command injection vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 07/04/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-2516 since 05/07/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/05/2021). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit and been published 4 months after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62311 (KeyWorks KeyHelp ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11626.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76624), Tenable (62311) and Exploit-DB (21888). The entry 61206 is pretty similar.

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Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Metasploit
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Nessus ID: 62311
Nessus Name: KeyWorks KeyHelp ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Saint ID: exploit_info/ge_proficy_historian_keyhelp_activex_launchtripane
Saint Name: GE Proficy Historian KeyHelp ActiveX LaunchTriPane Vulnerability

MetaSploit ID: keyhelp_launchtripane_exec.rb
MetaSploit Name: KeyHelp ActiveX LaunchTriPane Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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07/04/2012 +58 days 🔍
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08/06/2012 +33 days 🔍
10/11/2012 +66 days 🔍
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12/05/2021 +2449 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ge.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2516 (🔍)
X-Force: 76624
Vulnerability Center: 35810 - Multiple GE Intelligent Platforms Products KeyHelp Module Allows Remote Commands Execution, High
SecurityFocus: 54215

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/05/2021 20:12
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (63), 04/15/2017 16:17 (17), 12/05/2021 20:12 (3)
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