PT-2019-18139 · Aveva · Aveva Wonderware System Platform

Published 2019-04-11 · Updated 2020-10-16 · CVE-2019-6525

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AVEVA Wonderware System Platform versions 2017 Update 2 and prior

Description The issue concerns the use of an ArchestrA network user account for authentication in system processes and inter-node communications. A user with low privileges could exploit an API to obtain the credentials for this account.

Recommendations For versions 2017 Update 2 and prior, consider restricting access to the API used for obtaining the ArchestrA network user account credentials until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the privileges of users who have access to the system to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-522

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-6525

Affected Products

Aveva Wonderware System Platform

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6525 · Security Note
• https://sw.aveva.com/hubfs/assets-2018/pdf/security-bulletin/SecurityBulletin_LFSec135.pdf · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-6525 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-029-03 · Note