Insufficiently protected credentials in Hitachi ABB Power Grids eSOMS



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-35527
CWE-ID CWE-522
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 eSOMS
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications

Vendor ABB

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Insufficiently protected credentials

EUVDB-ID: #VU55440

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35527

CWE-ID: CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the web application password field allows a browser to store user credentials. A remote attacker can capture stored passwords.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

eSOMS: 6.0 - 6.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK107992A0957&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



###SIDEBAR###