SB2016060901 - Path traversal in VTScada
Published: June 9, 2016 Updated: November 22, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016060901
CSH Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4532)
CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Red
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Trihedral VTScada.
The vulnerability exists within the handling of Wireless Application Protocol requests. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause arbitrary code execution by replacing the path in a request to retrieve any file.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.