Privilege escalation in Hitachi Energys MicroSCADA Pro/X SYS600
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2011-1207 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
MicroSCADA X SYS600 Server applications / SCADA systems MicroSCADA Pro SYS600 Server applications / SCADA systems |
| Vendor | Hitachi Energy |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
EUVDB-ID: #VU76369
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1207
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the SetLayoutData method. A local user can execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsMicroSCADA X SYS600: 9.4 FP2 Hotfix 5 - 10.1.1
MicroSCADA Pro SYS600: 9.4 FP2 Hotfix 5 - 10.1.1
External linkshttp://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-138-03
http://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=8DBD000142
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
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.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
