Privilege escalation in GE Digital CIMPLICITY

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU26705

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6992

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A local administrator can modify the systemwide CIMPLICITY configuration and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

CIMPLICITY: 10.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ge_digital:cimplicity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ge_digital:cimplicity:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/icsa-20-098-02

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.