6.4 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.0%
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an authenticated attacker to read or modify a remote database.
The following versions of Advantech WebAccess/SCADA, a browser-based SCADA software, are affected:
3.2.1 IMPROPER NEUTRALIZATION OF SPECIAL ELEMENTS USED IN AN SQL COMMAND (βSQL INJECTIONβ) CWE-89:
There is a SQL Injection vulnerability in Advantechβs WebAccess/SCADA software that allows an authenticated attacker to remotely inject SQL code on the database. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read or modify data on the remote database.
CVE-2024-2453 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.4 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
CVE-2024-2453 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v4 base score of 7.1 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N).
CISA discovered a public Proof of Concept (PoC) as authored by PrzeΕlij Komentarz and reported it to Advantech.
Advantech recommends updating WebAccess/SCADA to version 9.1.6 or higher to mitigate this vulnerability.
CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this, such as:
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 on 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.
CISA encourages organizations to implement recommended cybersecurity strategies for proactive defense of ICS assets.
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.
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6.4 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.0%