6.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-5787
GE Digital Proficy HMI/SCADA CIMPLICITY Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

General Electric (GE) Digital Proficy HMI/SCADA - CIMPLICITY before 8.2 SIM 27 mishandles service DACLs, which allows local users to modify a service configuration via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

July 15, 2016, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:55 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.7

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5787 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ge cimplicity
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-5787.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91727 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/en_US/Article/GE-Digital-Security-Advisory-GED-16-01 Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-194-02 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91727 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/en_US/Article/GE-Digital-Security-Advisory-GED-16-01 Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-194-02 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-5787 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91727
    Added Reference https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/en_US/Article/GE-Digital-Security-Advisory-GED-16-01
    Added Reference https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-194-02
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91727 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91727 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/en_US/Article/GE-Digital-Security-Advisory-GED-16-01 No Types Assigned https://ge-ip.force.com/communities/en_US/Article/GE-Digital-Security-Advisory-GED-16-01 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-284
    Added CWE NIST CWE-668
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:general_electric:cimplicity:*:sim_26:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.2 *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim13:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim14:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim15:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim16:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim17:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim18:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim19:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim20:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim21:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim22:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim23:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim24:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim25:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim26:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:8.2:sim9:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91727 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:general_electric:cimplicity:8.2:sim_26:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-194-02 US Govt Resource https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-194-02 Advisory, US Govt Resource
    Added CWE CWE-284
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5787 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-5787 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} -0.00%

score

0.00313

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
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Scope
Confidentiality
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Availability