Schneider Electric Struxureware Building Operations Improper Access Control (CVE-2016-2278)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 500882

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

Schneider Electric Struxureware Building Operations Automation Server AS 1.7 and earlier and AS-P 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands by defeating an msh (aka Minimal Shell) protection mechanism.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e80bcaae

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-061-01

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39522/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 500882

Version: 1.4

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 3/13/2023

Updated: 9/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-2278

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:schneider-electric:struxureware_building_operations_automation_server_as_firmware, cpe:/o:schneider-electric:struxureware_building_operations_automation_server_as-p_firmware:1.7

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Schneider

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/2/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/2/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2278

CWE: 284

ICSA: 16-061-01