Insufficiently protected credentials in Hitachi ABB Power Grids Retail Operations and CSB Products

1) Insufficiently protected credentials

EUVDB-ID: #VU56075

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35529

CWE-ID: CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficiently protected credentials. A remote administrator can access database credentials and gain read/edit access to application data.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Retail Operations: 5.7.2

Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB): 5.7.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:hitachi_abb_power_grids:retail_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:hitachi_abb_power_grids:retail_operations:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:hitachi_abb_power_grids:counterparty_settlement_and_billing_csb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:hitachi_abb_power_grids:counterparty_settlement_and_billing_csb:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK107992A5821&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK107992A5933&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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