CVE-2020-8485
ABB System 800xA Inter process communication vulnerability - 800xA for Mod 300
7.8CVSSHIGH
Description
Insufficient protection of the inter-process communication functions in ABB System 800xA for MOD 300 (all published versions) enables an attacker authenticated on the local system to inject data, allowing reads and writes to the controllers or cause windows processes to crash.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA121236&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
search.abb.com
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2020/icsa-20-154-03.json
raw.githubusercontent.com
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-20-154-03
cisa.gov
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Timeline
Published
Apr 29, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024
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