Resource injection in InTouch Edge HMI and AVEVA Edge - CVE-2019-6545
Published: February 6, 2019 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17383
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6545
CWE-ID: CWE-99
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: AVEVA Software, LLC.
Affected software:
InTouch Edge HMI
AVEVA Edge
InTouch Edge HMI
AVEVA Edge
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the TCP/IP Server Task due to resource injection. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use a specially crafted database connection configuration file and execute arbitrary code under the program runtime privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-6545
Install update from vendor's website.