Multiple vulnerabilities in Hitachi Energy Modular Switchgear Monitoring (MSM)

Published: 2022-10-05

Risk	Medium
Patch available	NO
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-40335 CVE-2021-40336
CWE-ID	CWE-352 CWE-113
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Modular Switchgear Monitoring (MSM) Hardware solutions / Other hardware appliances
Vendor	Hitachi Energy

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU67918

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40335

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Modular Switchgear Monitoring (MSM): 2.2

External links

http://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=8DBD000085&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
http://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-277-02

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) HTTP response splitting

EUVDB-ID: #VU67919

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40336

CWE-ID: CWE-113 - Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Response Splitting')