7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-24686
ABB AC500 Denial of Service (DoS)
Description

The vulnerabilities can be exploited to cause the web visualization component of the PLC to stop and not respond, leading to genuine users losing remote visibility of the PLC state. If a user attempts to login to the PLC while this vulnerability is exploited, the PLC will show an error state and refuse connections to Automation Builder. The execution of the PLC application is not affected by this vulnerability. This issue affects ABB AC500 V2 products with onboard Ethernet.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 26, 2021, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 5, 2021, 2:13 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-24686 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 Abb pm554_firmware
2 Abb pm556_firmware
3 Abb pm564_firmware
4 Abb pm566_firmware
5 Abb pm572_firmware
6 Abb pm573_firmware
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-2020-24686.

URL Resource
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010645&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-24686 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Mar. 05, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010645&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch No Types Assigned https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010645&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:abb:pm554_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:abb:pm554:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:abb:pm556_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:abb:pm556:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:abb:pm564_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:abb:pm564:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:abb:pm566_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:abb:pm566:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:abb:pm572_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:abb:pm572:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:abb:pm573_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:abb:pm573:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.12 }} 0.01%

score

0.46671

percentile

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