icsa-22-242-02
Vulnerability from csaf_cisa
Published
2022-08-30 00:00
Modified
2022-08-30 00:00
Summary
Hitachi Energy Gateway Station (GWS) Product

Notes

CISA Disclaimer
This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov
Legal Notice
All information products included in https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics are provided "as is" for informational purposes only. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not provide any warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within. DHS does not endorse any commercial product or service, referenced in this product or otherwise. Further dissemination of this product is governed by the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) marking in the header. For more information about TLP, see https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/.
Risk evaluation
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow unauthorized users to eavesdrop on the traffic between network source and destination, gain unauthorized access to information, or cause a denial-of service condition.
Critical infrastructure sectors
Energy
Countries/areas deployed
Worldwide
Company headquarters location
Switzerland
Recommended Practices
CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of these vulnerabilities.
Recommended Practices
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures. CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov/icsSeveral recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Recommended Practices
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov/icsin the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies. Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
Exploitability
No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities are exploitable remotely. These vulnerabilities have a low attack complexity.


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        "summary": "reporting to CISA that GWS was affected by these previously discovered vulnerabilities in open-source software components"
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        "text": "This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov",
        "title": "CISA Disclaimer"
      },
      {
        "category": "legal_disclaimer",
        "text": "All information products included in https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics are provided \"as is\" for informational purposes only. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not provide any warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within. DHS does not endorse any commercial product or service, referenced in this product or otherwise. Further dissemination of this product is governed by the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) marking in the header. For more information about TLP, see https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/.",
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        "title": "Recommended Practices"
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        "id": "CWE-1357",
        "name": "Reliance on Insufficiently Trustworthy Component"
      },
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          "text": "Hitachi Energy is aware of publicly disclosed reports of multiple vulnerabilities in open-source software components (OpenSSL and Node.JS) used in the Gateway Station (GWS) product. Versions are available to remediate the identified vulnerabilities.CVE-2020-1968, CVE-2020-8172, CVE-2020-8174, CVE-2020-8201, CVE-2020-8252, CVE-2020-8265, and CVE-2020-8287 have been assigned to these vulnerabilities in open source components used by GWS. A CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 has been calculated for the worst case; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).\n",
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        },
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        },
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          "url": "http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2020-8252"
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          "url": "http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2020-8265"
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          "url": "http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2020-8287"
        },
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          "category": "external",
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          "url": "https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
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          "details": "GWS 2.0.0.0 and earlier, GWS 2.1.0.0, GWS 2.2.0.0, GWS 2.3.0.0, GWS 2.4.0.0,GWS 3.0.0.0, GWS 3.1.0.0: Apply the mitigation factors as described in this advisory and in the mitigation section of Hitachi Energy advisory 8DBD000101.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003",
            "CSAFPID-0004",
            "CSAFPID-0005",
            "CSAFPID-0006",
            "CSAFPID-0007"
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        },
        {
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          "details": "A remediated version of GWS 3.2.0.0 is planned. For updates or upgrades, contact Hitachi Energy.",
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            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003",
            "CSAFPID-0004",
            "CSAFPID-0005",
            "CSAFPID-0006",
            "CSAFPID-0007"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.hitachienergy.com/contact-us/"
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        {
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          "details": "Physically protect process control systems from unauthorized direct access.",
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            "CSAFPID-0001",
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            "CSAFPID-0003",
            "CSAFPID-0004",
            "CSAFPID-0005",
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            "CSAFPID-0007"
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        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Separate process control systems from other networks using a firewall system with only the necessary ports open.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003",
            "CSAFPID-0004",
            "CSAFPID-0005",
            "CSAFPID-0006",
            "CSAFPID-0007"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Process control systems should not be used for internet surfing, instant messaging, or receiving emails.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003",
            "CSAFPID-0004",
            "CSAFPID-0005",
            "CSAFPID-0006",
            "CSAFPID-0007"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Portable computers and removable storage media should be carefully scanned for viruses before connecting to a control system.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003",
            "CSAFPID-0004",
            "CSAFPID-0005",
            "CSAFPID-0006",
            "CSAFPID-0007"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "For more information, see Hitachi security advisory 8DBD000101",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003",
            "CSAFPID-0004",
            "CSAFPID-0005",
            "CSAFPID-0006",
            "CSAFPID-0007"
          ],
          "url": "https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=8DBD000101"
        }
      ],
      "scores": [
        {
          "cvss_v3": {
            "baseScore": 8.1,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.0"
          },
          "products": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003",
            "CSAFPID-0004",
            "CSAFPID-0005",
            "CSAFPID-0006",
            "CSAFPID-0007"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}


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