GE Communicator up to 4.0 Widgets/UI uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in GE Communicator up to 4.0. This affects an unknown function of the component Widgets/UI. The manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-6546. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GE Communicator up to 4.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Widgets/UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

GE Communicator, all versions prior to 4.0.517, allows an attacker to place malicious files within the working directory of the program, which may allow an attacker to manipulate widgets and UI elements.

The bug was discovered 05/02/2019. The weakness was presented 05/09/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-6546 since 01/22/2019. Local access is required to approach this attack. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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.

See VDB-134541, VDB-134540, VDB-134539 and VDB-134537 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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-2019-6546 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6546
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134538
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2019 06:45
Updated: 09/15/2023 11:38
Changes: 05/10/2019 06:45 (56), 06/08/2020 16:13 (1), 09/15/2023 11:38 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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