Schneider Electric InduSoft Web Studio Arbitrary Script Execution

critical Nessus Plugin ID 70760

Synopsis

The remote Schneider Electric InduSoft Web Studio process is affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability.

Description

The Schneider Electric InduSoft Web Studio running on the remote host is affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted packet to the TCP/IP server listening on the default port 1234.

Solution

Upgrade to InduSoft Web Studio version 8.0 or later and enable security via the 'Enable Security System' checkbox.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 70760

File Name: scada_indusoft_web_studio_script_execution.nbin

Version: 1.27

Type: remote

Family: SCADA

Published: 11/5/2013

Updated: 7/17/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-7374

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:schneider_electric:indusoft_web_studio

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/8/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7374

BID: 76864