#VU18823 Insufficiently protected credentials in Citect SCADA and Vijeo Citect


Published: 2019-06-18

Vulnerability identifier: #VU18823

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10981

CWE-ID: CWE-522

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Citect SCADA
Server applications / SCADA systems
Vijeo Citect
Server applications / SCADA systems

Vendor: AVEVA Software, LLC.

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain the user credentials.

Vulnerability exist due to the user credentials in memory are stored in clear text. A local non-authorized user with high privileges can read the memory and obtain the credentials.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Customers should upgrade to the latest release of CitectSCADA2018.

Vulnerable software versions

Citect SCADA: 7.30 - 7.40

Vijeo Citect: 7.30 - 7.40

External links
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-150-01
http://sw.aveva.com/hubfs/assets-2018/pdf/security-bulletin/SecurityAdvisory_LFSec136.pdf

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.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


Latest bulletins with this vulnerability


Insufficiently protected credentials in Citect SCADA