Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Schneider Electric's PowerSCADA Products
CVE-2017-7972

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Schneider Electric
Status
Powerscada Anywhere
Citect Anywhere
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 September 2017

What is CVE-2017-7972?

A vulnerability in Schneider Electric's PowerSCADA Anywhere allows an attacker to escape from remote applications, potentially enabling them to execute unauthorized processes on the host system. This flaw impacts several versions of PowerSCADA Expert and Citect Anywhere, raising significant security concerns for users relying on these systems.

Affected Version(s)

Citect Anywhere version 1.0

PowerSCADA Anywhere Version 1.0 redistributed with PowerSCADA Expert v8.1 and PowerSCADA Expert v8.2

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99913
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https://www.citect.schneider-electric.com/safety-and-secu...
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http://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SE...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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