Multiple vulnerabilities in Hitachi Energy eSOMS
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | NO |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-5514 CVE-2023-5515 CVE-2023-5516 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-209 CWE-200 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
eSOMS Client/Desktop applications / Office applications |
| Vendor | ABB |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Information Exposure Through an Error Message
EUVDB-ID: #VU82963
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5514
CWE-ID:
CWE-209 - Information Exposure Through an Error Message
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the response messages received from the eSOMS report generation using certain parameter queries with full file path. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionseSOMS: 6.3.13
External linkshttp://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentId=8DBD000175&languageCode=en&Preview=true
http://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-313-02
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 trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU82964
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5515
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the responses for web queries with certain parameters disclose internal path of resources. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionseSOMS: 6.3.13
External linkshttp://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentId=8DBD000175&languageCode=en&Preview=true
http://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-313-02
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 trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU82965
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5516
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to poorly constructed webap requests and URI components with special characters trigger unhandled errors and exceptions. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionseSOMS: 6.3.13
External linkshttp://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentId=8DBD000175&languageCode=en&Preview=true
http://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-313-02
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 trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
