Risk | Medium |
Patch available | NO |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-0221 |
CWE-ID | CWE-611 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
SCADAPack Workbench Server applications / SCADA systems |
Vendor | Schneider Electric |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU61800
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0221
CWE-ID:
CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsSCADAPack Workbench: 6.6.8a
External linkshttp://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/icsa-22-090-01
http://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2022-087-01
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-583/
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-582/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.