Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway up to 5.01.03 Broadcast Message GTWWebMonitor.exe format string

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway up to 5.01.03. Affected is an unknown function of the file GTWWebMonitor.exe of the component Broadcast Message Handler. The manipulation leads to format string. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-2186. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Triangle MicroWorks SCADA Data Gateway up to 5.01.03 (SCADA Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file GTWWebMonitor.exe of the component Broadcast Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

On Triangle MicroWorks' SCADA Data Gateway version <= v5.01.03, an unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted broadcast message including format string characters to the SCADA Data Gateway to perform unrestricted memory reads.An unauthenticated user can use this format string vulnerability to repeatedly crash the GTWWebMonitor.exe process to DoS the Web Monitor. Furthermore, an authenticated user can leverage this vulnerability to leak memory from the GTWWebMonitor.exe process. This could be leveraged in an exploit chain to gain code execution.

The weakness was shared 06/07/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at trellix.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-2186 since 04/19/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/05/2023).

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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• SCADA Software

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• Triangle MicroWorks

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• SCADA Data Gateway

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• 5.01.03

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