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CVE-2022-21798

ICSA-22-053-02 GE Proficy CIMPLICITY-Cleartext

Published: Feb 25, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-319
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 54.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

The affected product is vulnerable due to cleartext transmission of credentials seen in the CIMPLICITY network, which can be easily spoofed and used to log in to make operational changes to the system.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-319

Affected Products

General Electric
commercial·USaka general electric company, ge
Proficy CIMPLICITYOn-prem
ICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network
General Electric Company
commercial·USaka proficy historian, inet, digital industrial gateway server
Proficy HMI/SCADA CIMPLICITYOn-prem
ICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network
ge
commercial·USaka ge intelligent platforms
cimplicity
ICS / OT / IoT

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Credential Access
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References

https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-053-02
cisa.gov
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-053-02
cisa.gov
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21798
nvd.nist.gov
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