CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
94.7%
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to delete arbitrary files once the system is compromised.
The following versions of PROMOD IV and the PROMOD-Generator, an energy planning, transmission congestion, and price forecasting system, are affected:
A vulnerability exists in the Actbar2.ocx module included in the affected products. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could remove data from the local system or modify the workflow, potentially impacting how the energy system interprets and responds to inputs.
CVE-2010-3591 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 9.0 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Hitachi Energy reported this vulnerability to CISA.
Hitachi Energy is developing PROMOD IV version 11.5, which will contain a patch to resolve the vulnerability. Hitachi Energy urges users to implement the following mitigations:
Hitachi Energy recommends the following security practices and firewall configurations to help protect a process control network from attacks originating from outside the network:
For more information, see Hitachi Energy advisory 8DBD000108.
CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability. CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov/ics. Several CISA products detailing cyber defense best practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov/ics in the technical information paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01BβTargeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.
Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov/ics. Several CISA products detailing cyber defense best practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov/ics in the technical information paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01BβTargeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.
Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
This vulnerability is not exploitable remotely.
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