8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-40335
Hitachi Energy MSM CSRF Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability exists in the HTTP web interface where the web interface does not sufficiently verify if a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This cause a Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF), which if exploited could lead an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the web application and perform an unwanted operation on it without the knowledge of the legitimate user. An attacker, who successfully makes an MSM user who has already established a session to MSM web interface clicks a forged link to the MSM web interface, e.g., link is sent per E-Mail, could perform harmful command on MSM through its web server interface. This issue affects: Hitachi Energy MSM V2.2 and prior versions.

INFO

Published Date :

July 25, 2022, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 19, 2023, 3:32 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-40335 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 Hitachienergy modular_switchgear_monitoring_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=8DBD000085&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch Mitigation Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-40335 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
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:abb:modular_switchgear_monitoring_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:abb:modular_switchgear_monitoring:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:abb:modular_switchgear_monitoring_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:abb:modular_switchgear_monitoring:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=8DBD000085&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch No Types Assigned https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=8DBD000085&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-352
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:abb:modular_switchgear_monitoring_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:abb:modular_switchgear_monitoring:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

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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.

0.11 }} 0.00%

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0.41960

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