Privilege escalation in GE Digital CIMPLICITY

1) Process Control

EUVDB-ID: #VU80322

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4487

CWE-ID: CWE-114 - Process Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a process control issue. A local user can use specially crafted configuration files to escalate privileges and gain full control of the HMI software.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

CIMPLICITY: 2023

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ge_digital:cimplicity:2023:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-243-02

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.