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CVE-2023-2685

Unquoted Service Path in ABB AO-OPC

Published: Jul 28, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-428
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

A vulnerability was found in AO-OPC server versions mentioned above. As the directory information for the service entry is not enclosed in quotation marks, potential attackers could possibly call up another application than the AO-OPC server by starting the service. The service might be started with system user privileges which could cause a shift in user access privileges. It is unlikely to exploit the vulnerability in well maintained Windows installations since the attacker would need write access to system folders. An update is available that resolves the vulnerability found during an internal review in the product AO-OPC = 3.2.1 

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:HUI:RS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-428

Affected Products

ABB
commercial·CHaka asea brown boveri, abb group
AO-OPC
ICS / OT / IoT
Asea Brown Boveri Ltd.
commercial·CHaka abb
AO-OPCMixed
ICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK108468A4093&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
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https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK108468A4093&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
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