CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
15.9%
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain access to sensitive information on the machine.
The following versions of Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Operator Terminal Expert, a human machine interface (HMI) application, are affected:
3.2.1 IMPROPER CONTROL OF GENERATION OF CODE (βCODE INJECTIONβ) CWE-94
Schneider Electric EcoStruxure operator Terminal Expert versions 3.3 SP1 and prior are vulnerable to a code injection attack that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain access to all information on the machine.
CVE-2023-1049 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Daan Keuper & Thijs Alkemade from Computest working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative reported this vulnerability to CISA.
Schneider Electric has released EcoStruxure Operation Terminal Expert v3.4 for users to download.
Customers should use appropriate patching methodologies when applying these patches to their systems. We strongly recommend the use of back-ups and evaluating the impact of these patches in a Test and Development environment or on an offline infrastructure. Contact Schneider Electricβs Customer Care Center if you need assistance removing a patch.
For more information, see Schneider Electricβs Advisory.
CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability. Specifically, users should:
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 recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:
This vulnerability is not exploitable remotely.
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