Input validation error in Citect Anywhere - CVE-2017-7972
Published: September 26, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38199
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7972
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Schneider Electric
Affected software:
Citect Anywhere
Citect Anywhere
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.
A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's PowerSCADA Anywhere v1.0 redistributed with PowerSCADA Expert v8.1 and PowerSCADA Expert v8.2 and Citect Anywhere version 1.0 that allows the ability to escape out of remote PowerSCADA Anywhere applications and launch other processes.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-7972
Install update from vendor's website.