Invensys Wonderware Information Server up to 4.0 Encryption missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Invensys Wonderware Information Server up to 4.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Encryption. The manipulation results in missing encryption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-2380. No exploit exists. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Invensys Wonderware Information Server up to 4.0. Affected is an unknown part of the component Encryption. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Schneider Electric Wonderware Information Server (WIS) Portal 4.0 SP1 through 5.5 uses weak encryption, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a credential file.

The weakness was disclosed 08/27/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ics-cert.us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-2380 since 03/13/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2014-2417). The entries VDB-70758, VDB-70757, VDB-70756 and VDB-70753 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

03/13/2014 🔍
08/27/2014 +167 days 🔍
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03/26/2015 +211 days 🔍
11/01/2025 +3873 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ics-cert.us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-2380 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2380
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-70752
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07 PM
Updated: 11/01/2025 04:23 PM
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 PM (41), 03/08/2018 08:27 AM (6), 11/01/2025 02:17 AM (24), 11/01/2025 04:23 PM (1)
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