VDB-107139 · CVE-2017-7970 · BID 99913

Schneider Electric PowerSCADA Anywhere 1.0 Connection Request access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Schneider Electric PowerSCADA Anywhere 1.0. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation as part of Connection Request results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-7970. The attack must originate from the local network. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Schneider Electric PowerSCADA Anywhere 1.0 (SCADA Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation as part of a Connection Request leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's PowerSCADA Anywhere v1.0 redistributed with PowerSCADA Expert v8.1 and PowerSCADA Expert v8.2 and Citect Anywhere version 1.0 that allows the ability to specify Arbitrary Server Target Nodes in connection requests to the Secure Gateway and Server components.

The bug was discovered 07/20/2017. The weakness was shared 09/26/2017 with Schneider Electric (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at schneider-electric.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7970 since 04/19/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 67 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 SecurityFocus (BID 99913†). The entries VDB-107138, VDB-107140, VDB-107141 and VDB-113181 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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04/19/2017 🔍
07/20/2017 +92 days 🔍
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09/25/2017 +67 days 🔍
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01/14/2021 +1206 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: schneider-electric.com

Advisory: schneider-electric.com
Researcher: Schneider Electric
Organization: Schneider Electric
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-7970 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7970
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107139
SecurityFocus: 99913 - Schneider Electric PowerSCADA Anywhere and Citect Anywhere Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/26/2017 15:14
Updated: 01/14/2021 13:33
Changes: 09/26/2017 15:14 (64), 11/19/2019 17:07 (2), 01/14/2021 13:33 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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