ABB AC500 V3 up to 3.7.x File insufficient permissions or privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ABB AC500 V3 up to 3.7.x. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component File Handler. This manipulation causes insufficient permissions or privileges. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-12430. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ABB AC500 V3 up to 3.7.x and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficient permissions or privileges vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-280. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to access resources or functionality as specified by their permissions. This may cause it to follow unexpected code paths that may leave the product in an invalid state. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could cause enable command execution. A vulnerability exists in the AC500 V3 version mentioned. After successfully exploiting CVE-2024-12429 (directory traversal), a successfully authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary commands into a specifically crafted file, which then will be executed by root user. All AC500 V3 products (PM5xxx) with firmware version earlier than 3.8.0 are affected by this vulnerability.

The weakness was shared by D. Blagojevic, S. Dietz and T. Weber. It is possible to read the advisory at search.abb.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-12430 since 12/10/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficient permissions or privileges
CWE: CWE-280 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AC500 V3 3.8.0

Timelineinfo

12/10/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: search.abb.com
Researcher: D. Blagojevic, S. Dietz, T. Weber
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-12430 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-12430
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-290659

Entryinfo

Created: 01/07/2025 18:39
Changes: 01/07/2025 18:39 (76)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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