Reliance on Insufficiently Trustworthy Component in SUBNET PowerSYSTEM Center

1) Reliance on Insufficiently Trustworthy Component

EUVDB-ID: #VU89859

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28042

CWE-ID: CWE-1357 - Reliance on Insufficiently Trustworthy Component

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to reliance on insufficiently trustworthy component. A local attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PowerSYSTEM Center: Update 19

External links

http://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-135-02

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.