Improper Privilege Management in MicroSCADA X SYS600 and MicroSCADA Pro SYS600 - CVE-2022-29490

 

Improper Privilege Management in MicroSCADA X SYS600 and MicroSCADA Pro SYS600 - CVE-2022-29490

Published: October 4, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU67891
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29490
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MicroSCADA X SYS600
MicroSCADA Pro SYS600
Software vendor:
Hitachi Energy

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the Workplace X WebUI. A remote user can execute any MicroSCADA internal scripts irrespective of the authenticated user's role.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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