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Ecostruxure Geo Scada Expert 2019 CVE-2020-28219

HIGH
Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522)
2020-12-11 cybersecurity@se.com
Information Disclosure Ecostruxure Geo Scada Expert 2019 Ecostruxure Geo Scada Expert 2020
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Dec 11, 2020 - 01:15 nvd
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionNVD

A CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability exists in EcoStruxure Geo SCADA Expert 2019 (Original release and Monthly Updates to September 2020, from 81.7268.1 to 81.7578.1) and EcoStruxure Geo SCADA Expert 2020 (Original release and Monthly Updates to September 2020, from 83.7551.1 to 83.7578.1), that could cause exposure of credentials to server-side users when web users are logged in to Virtual ViewX.

AnalysisAI

A CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability exists in EcoStruxure Geo SCADA Expert 2019 (Original release and Monthly Updates to September 2020, from 81.7268.1 to 81.7578.1) and. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522), which allows attackers to obtain user credentials due to weak protection mechanisms. A CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability exists in EcoStruxure Geo SCADA Expert 2019 (Original release and Monthly Updates to September 2020, from 81.7268.1 to 81.7578.1) and EcoStruxure Geo SCADA Expert 2020 (Original release and Monthly Updates to September 2020, from 83.7551.1 to 83.7578.1), that could cause exposure of credentials to server-side users when web users are logged in to Virtual ViewX. Affected products include: Schneider-Electric Ecostruxure Geo Scada Expert 2019, Schneider-Electric Ecostruxure Geo Scada Expert 2020.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Hash passwords with strong algorithms (bcrypt, argon2), encrypt credentials in transit and at rest, never log credentials.

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