CVE-2015-0997

5.0 · MEDIUM

Published Mar 29, 2015avevaCWE-200EPSS 2.38%AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Overview

CVE-2015-0997 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting aveva aveva_edge. It was published on March 29, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Schneider Electric InduSoft Web Studio before 7.1.3.4 SP3 Patch 4 and InTouch Machine Edition 2014 before 7.1.3.4 SP3 Patch 4 provide an HMI user interface that lists all valid usernames, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force password-guessing attack.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from aveva. Update aveva_edge to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
aveva	aveva_edge	>= 0, < 7.1.3.4	Affected
schneider-electric	wonderware_intouch_2014	>= 0, < 7.1	Affected

References

Refdownload.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2015-054-01 Refdownload.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2015-054-02 Refics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-085-01 Refdownload.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2015-054-01 Refdownload.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2015-054-02 Refics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-085-01

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What is CVE-2015-0997?

CVE-2015-0997 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting aveva aveva_edge. It was published on March 29, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2015-0997?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

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