ABB Products Central Licensing Server Messages input validation

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in ABB Products. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Central Licensing Server. Performing a manipulation as part of Messages results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2020-8475. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ABB Products (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code of the component Central Licensing Server. The manipulation as part of a Messages leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

For the Central Licensing Server component used in ABB products ABB Ability™ System 800xA and related system extensions versions 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, Compact HMI versions 5.1 and 6.0, Control Builder Safe 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0, Symphony Plus -S+ Operations 3.0 to 3.2 Symphony Plus -S+ Engineering 1.1 to 2.2, Composer Harmony 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, Melody Composer 5.3, 6.1/6.2 and SPE for Melody 1.0SPx (Composer 6.3), Harmony OPC Server (HAOPC) Standalone 6.0, 6.1 and 7.0, ABB Ability™ System 800xA/ Advant® OCS Control Builder A 1.3 and 1.4, Advant® OCS AC100 OPC Server 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, Composer CTK 6.1 and 6.2, AdvaBuild 3.7 SP1 and SP2, OPCServer for MOD 300 (non-800xA) 1.4, OPC Data Link 2.1 and 2.2, Knowledge Manager 8.0, 9.0 and 9.1, Manufacturing Operations Management 1812 and 1909, a weakness in validation of input exists that allows an attacker to block license handling by sending specially crafted messages to the CLS web service.

The weakness was disclosed 04/29/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at search.abb.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-8475 since 01/30/2020. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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

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