SB2017092621 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Citect Anywhere



SB2017092621 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Citect Anywhere

Published: September 26, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2017092621
Severity
High
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 25% Medium 75%
  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7969)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7970)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's PowerSCADA Anywhere v1.0 redistributed with PowerSCADA Expert v8.1 and PowerSCADA Expert v8.2 and Citect Anywhere version 1.0 that allows the ability to specify Arbitrary Server Target Nodes in connection requests to the Secure Gateway and Server components.


3) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7971)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.

A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's PowerSCADA Anywhere v1.0 redistributed with PowerSCADA Expert v8.1 and PowerSCADA Expert v8.2 and Citect Anywhere version 1.0 that allows the use of outdated cipher suites and improper verification of peer SSL Certificate.


4) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7972)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.

A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's PowerSCADA Anywhere v1.0 redistributed with PowerSCADA Expert v8.1 and PowerSCADA Expert v8.2 and Citect Anywhere version 1.0 that allows the ability to escape out of remote PowerSCADA Anywhere applications and launch other processes.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.