VDB-96913 · CVE-2016-9360 · BID 95630

General Electric Proficy HMI-SCADA iFIX Password information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in General Electric Proficy HMI-SCADA iFIX, Proficy HMI, SCADA CIMPLICITY and Proficy Historian. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes information disclosure (Password). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-9360. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in General Electric Proficy HMI-SCADA iFIX, Proficy HMI, SCADA CIMPLICITY and Proficy Historian (SCADA Software) (unknown version). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Password). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in General Electric (GE) Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX Version 5.8 SIM 13 and prior versions, Proficy HMI/SCADA CIMPLICITY Version 9.0 and prior versions, and Proficy Historian Version 6.0 and prior versions. An attacker may be able to retrieve user passwords if he or she has access to an authenticated session.

The bug was discovered 01/17/2017. The weakness was presented 02/13/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-9360 since 11/16/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 27 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95630†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Information disclosure / Password
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/16/2016 🔍
01/17/2017 +62 days 🔍
01/17/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/13/2017 +27 days 🔍
02/13/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/14/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/14/2022 +2099 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-9360 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9360
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96913
SecurityFocus: 95630 - Multiple GE Products CVE-2016-9360 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9360 - GE - Multiple Products - Password Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037809

Entryinfo

Created: 02/14/2017 09:15
Updated: 11/14/2022 08:45
Changes: 02/14/2017 09:15 (63), 11/14/2022 08:45 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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