GE Communicator up to 4.0 Scheduled Script access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in GE Communicator up to 4.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Scheduled Script Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-6544. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GE Communicator up to 4.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Scheduled Script Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

GE Communicator, all versions prior to 4.0.517, has a service running with system privileges that may allow an unprivileged user to perform certain administrative actions, which may allow the execution of scheduled scripts with system administrator privileges. This service is inaccessible to attackers if Windows default firewall settings are used by the end user.

The bug was discovered 05/02/2019. The weakness was disclosed 05/09/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-6544 since 01/22/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 4.0.517 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-134541, VDB-134540, VDB-134539 and VDB-134538 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Communicator 4.0.517

Timelineinfo

01/22/2019 🔍
05/02/2019 +100 days 🔍
05/09/2019 +7 days 🔍
05/10/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/15/2023 +1589 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ge.com

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

CVE: CVE-2019-6544 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6544
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134537
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2019 06:44
Updated: 09/15/2023 11:32
Changes: 05/10/2019 06:44 (56), 06/08/2020 16:09 (1), 09/15/2023 11:32 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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