CVE-2020-8479
ABB XML External Entity Injection in Multiple Products
Description
For the Central Licensing Server component used in ABB products ABB Ability™ System 800xA and related system extensions versions 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, Compact HMI versions 5.1 and 6.0, Control Builder Safe 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0, Symphony Plus -S+ Operations 3.0 to 3.2 Symphony Plus -S+ Engineering 1.1 to 2.2, Composer Harmony 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, Melody Composer 5.3, 6.1/6.2 and SPE for Melody 1.0SPx (Composer 6.3), Harmony OPC Server (HAOPC) Standalone 6.0, 6.1 and 7.0, ABB Ability™ System 800xA/ Advant® OCS Control Builder A 1.3 and 1.4, Advant® OCS AC100 OPC Server 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, Composer CTK 6.1 and 6.2, AdvaBuild 3.7 SP1 and SP2, OPCServer for MOD 300 (non-800xA) 1.4, OPC Data Link 2.1 and 2.2, Knowledge Manager 8.0, 9.0 and 9.1, Manufacturing Operations Management 1812 and 1909, ABB AbilityTM SCADAvantage versions 5.1 to 5.6.5. an XML External Entity Injection vulnerability exists that allows an attacker to read or call arbitrary files from the license server and/or from the network and also block the license handling.
INFO
Published Date :
April 29, 2020, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 28, 2022, 2:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 28, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description For the Central Licensing Server component used in ABB products ABB Ability™ System 800xA and related system extensions versions 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, Compact HMI versions 5.1 and 6.0, Control Builder Safe 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0, Symphony Plus -S+ Operations 3.0 to 3.2 Symphony Plus -S+ Engineering 1.1 to 2.2, Composer Harmony 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, Melody Composer 5.3, 6.1/6.2 and SPE for Melody 1.0SPx (Composer 6.3), Harmony OPC Server (HAOPC) Standalone 6.0, 6.1 and 7.0, ABB Ability™ System 800xA/ Advant® OCS Control Builder A 1.3 and 1.4, Advant® OCS AC100 OPC Server 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, Composer CTK 6.1 and 6.2, AdvaBuild 3.7 SP1 and SP2, OPCServer for MOD 300 (non-800xA) 1.4, OPC Data Link 2.1 and 2.2, Knowledge Manager 8.0, 9.0 and 9.1, Manufacturing Operations Management 1812 and 1909, an XML External Entity Injection vulnerability exists that allows an attacker to read or call arbitrary files from the license server and/or from the network and also block the license handling. For the Central Licensing Server component used in ABB products ABB Ability™ System 800xA and related system extensions versions 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, Compact HMI versions 5.1 and 6.0, Control Builder Safe 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0, Symphony Plus -S+ Operations 3.0 to 3.2 Symphony Plus -S+ Engineering 1.1 to 2.2, Composer Harmony 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, Melody Composer 5.3, 6.1/6.2 and SPE for Melody 1.0SPx (Composer 6.3), Harmony OPC Server (HAOPC) Standalone 6.0, 6.1 and 7.0, ABB Ability™ System 800xA/ Advant® OCS Control Builder A 1.3 and 1.4, Advant® OCS AC100 OPC Server 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, Composer CTK 6.1 and 6.2, AdvaBuild 3.7 SP1 and SP2, OPCServer for MOD 300 (non-800xA) 1.4, OPC Data Link 2.1 and 2.2, Knowledge Manager 8.0, 9.0 and 9.1, Manufacturing Operations Management 1812 and 1909, ABB AbilityTM SCADAvantage versions 5.1 to 5.6.5. an XML External Entity Injection vulnerability exists that allows an attacker to read or call arbitrary files from the license server and/or from the network and also block the license handling. Removed Reference https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-154-04 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3CCA2020-003309&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-154-04 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 12, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA121230&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch No Types Assigned https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA121230&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA121231&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch No Types Assigned https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA121231&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-91 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:feature_pack_4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:feature_pack_4_revision_d:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:revision_a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:revision_b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:revision_c:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:revision_d:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:revision_e:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:revision_e_feature_pack_4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:compact_hmi:5.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:compact_hmi:5.1:feature_pack_4_revision_d:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:compact_hmi:5.1:revision_b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:compact_hmi:5.1:revision_d:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:compact_hmi:6.0.1-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:compact_hmi:6.0.3-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:control_builder_safe:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:control_builder_safe:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:abb:control_builder_safe:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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1.48 }} 0.40%
score
0.86439
percentile