CVE-2020-8472
ABB System 800xA OPCServer Privilege Escalation, File Read/Write and Manipulation Vulnerability
Description
Insufficient folder permissions used by system functions in ABB System 800xA products OPCServer for AC800M (versions 6.0 and earlier) and Control Builder M Professional, MMSServer for AC800M, Base Software for SoftControl (version 6.1 and earlier) allow low privileged users to read, modify, add and delete system and application files. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could escalate his/her privileges, cause system functions to stop and to corrupt user applications.
INFO
Published Date :
April 29, 2020, 12:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
May 14, 2020, 2:46 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-8472
vulnerability.
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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-2020-8472.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA121106&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2020-8472 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 14, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA121106&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch No Types Assigned https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA121106&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-732 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:abb:control_builder_m:*:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.1 *cpe:2.3:a:abb:mms_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.1 *cpe:2.3:a:abb:opc_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:abb:ac800m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:abb:base_software:*:*:*:*:*:softcontrol:*:* versions up to (including) 6.1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-8472 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-2020-8472
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
0.10264
percentile