ABB Hitachi Energy MSM up to 2.2 HTTP Web Interface response splitting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ABB Hitachi Energy MSM up to 2.2. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HTTP Web Interface. The manipulation leads to response splitting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-40336. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ABB Hitachi Energy MSM up to 2.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component HTTP Web Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a response splitting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-113. The product receives data from an HTTP agent/component (e.g., web server, proxy, browser, etc.), but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes CR and LF characters before the data is included in outgoing HTTP headers. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability exists in the http web interface where the web interface does not validate data in an HTTP header. This causes a possible HTTP response splitting, which if exploited could lead an attacker to channel down harmful code into the user’s web browser, such as to steal the session cookies. Thus, an attacker who successfully makes an MSM user who has already established a session to MSM web interface clicks a forged link to the MSM web interface, e.g., the link is sent per E-Mail, could trick the user into downloading malicious software onto his computer. This issue affects: Hitachi Energy MSM V2.2 and prior versions.

The weakness was disclosed 07/26/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at search.abb.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-40336 since 08/31/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Response splitting
CWE: CWE-113 / CWE-93 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

08/31/2021 🔍
07/26/2022 +329 days 🔍
07/26/2022 +0 days 🔍
08/27/2022 +32 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: search.abb.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-40336 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-40336
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-205007

Entryinfo

Created: 07/26/2022 14:05
Updated: 08/27/2022 08:16
Changes: 07/26/2022 14:05 (48), 08/27/2022 08:16 (11)
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