icsa-23-082-05
Vulnerability from csaf_cisa
Published
2023-03-31 19:07
Modified
2023-03-31 19:07
Summary
ABB Pulsar Plus Controller

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 these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to take control of the product or execute arbitrary code.
Critical infrastructure sectors
Chemical, Critical Manufacturing, Dams, Energy, Food and Agriculture, Water and Wastewater
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. Specifically, users should:
Recommended Practices
Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, and ensure they are not accessible from the Internet.
Recommended Practices
Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls and isolate them from business networks.
Recommended Practices
When remote access is required, use secure methods, such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), recognizing VPNs may have vulnerabilities and should be updated to the most current version available. Also recognize VPN is only as secure as its connected devices.
Recommended Practices
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
Recommended Practices
CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov/ics. Several CISA products detailing cyber defense best 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 at cisa.gov/ics in the technical information paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.
Recommended Practices
Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
Recommended Practices
CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:
Recommended Practices
Do not click web links or open attachments in unsolicited email messages.
Recommended Practices
Refer to Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams for more information on avoiding email scams.
Recommended Practices
Refer to Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks for more information on social engineering attacks.
Recommended Practices
No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities.



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    "acknowledgments": [
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        "names": [
          "Vlad Ionescu"
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        "organization": "Facebook Red Team X",
        "summary": "reporting these vulnerabilities to ABB"
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    "distribution": {
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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/.",
        "title": "Legal Notice"
      },
      {
        "category": "summary",
        "text": "Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to take control of the product or execute arbitrary code. ",
        "title": "Risk evaluation"
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        "category": "other",
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      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of these vulnerabilities. Specifically, users should:",
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        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
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        "title": "Recommended Practices"
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        "title": "Recommended Practices"
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        "category": "general",
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        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov/ics in the technical information paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.",
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      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:",
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      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "Do not click web links or open attachments in unsolicited email messages.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
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        "category": "general",
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        "category": "general",
        "text": "Refer to Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks for more information on social engineering attacks.",
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        "category": "general",
        "text": "No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities.",
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        "summary": "ICS Advisory ICSA-23-082-05 Web Version",
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      },
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    ],
    "title": "ABB Pulsar Plus Controller",
    "tracking": {
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          {
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                "category": "product_version_range",
                "name": "H5692448 | G104 | G842 | G224L | G630-4 | G451C(2) | G461(2) | comcode 150047415",
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  "vulnerabilities": [
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2022-1607",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-352",
        "name": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "There are several fields in the web pages where a user can enter arbitrary text such as a description of an alarm or a rectifier. These represent a cross site scripting vulnerability where javascript code can be entered as the description with the potential of causing system interactions unknown to the user. These issues were remediated by adding a check of every field update to reject suspicious entries. CVE-2022-1607 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 4.6 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
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          "url": "http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2022-1607"
        },
        {
          "category": "external",
          "summary": "www.first.org",
          "url": "https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
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        {
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          "details": "An update is available that resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the product versions listed above. The update is version number 5.0.0 for the application and 5.0.0 for web pages. These updates have been distributed through the appropriate product support channels with the customers.ABB recommends that users ensure the firewall protection is properly configured.A workaround suggested by ABB is to use the controller\u2019s Read/Write Enable/Disable feature for a network port (NET1,WRE=0). The controller can disable all writes over the network port. The factory default is to have the write capability enabled, however, some customers may not want settings to be remotely changed once systems are set. This feature, when set to \u201cDisable\u201d, will allow no changes to be accepted. Once set it can only be changed locally through the front panel.  Although these workarounds will not correct the underlying vulnerability, they can help block known attack vectors.For more information, see ABB Security Advisory .",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "scores": [
        {
          "cvss_v3": {
            "baseScore": 4.6,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
            "version": "3.0"
          },
          "products": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2022-26080",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-330",
        "name": "Use of Insufficiently Random Values"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "Every interaction with the web server requires a Session ID that is assigned to the session after a successful login. The reported vulnerability is that the Session IDs were too short (16 bits), too predictable (IDs simply incremented), and were plainly visible in the URLs of the web pages. These issues were remediated by rewriting the web server to follow recommended best practices.  CVE-2022-26080 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N).",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
      ],
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          "CSAFPID-0002"
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          "category": "external",
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          "url": "http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2022-26080"
        },
        {
          "category": "external",
          "summary": "www.first.org",
          "url": "https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "An update is available that resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the product versions listed above. The update is version number 5.0.0 for the application and 5.0.0 for web pages. These updates have been distributed through the appropriate product support channels with the customers.ABB recommends that users ensure the firewall protection is properly configured.A workaround suggested by ABB is to use the controller\u2019s Read/Write Enable/Disable feature for a network port (NET1,WRE=0). The controller can disable all writes over the network port. The factory default is to have the write capability enabled, however, some customers may not want settings to be remotely changed once systems are set. This feature, when set to \u201cDisable\u201d, will allow no changes to be accepted. Once set it can only be changed locally through the front panel.  Although these workarounds will not correct the underlying vulnerability, they can help block known attack vectors.For more information, see ABB Security Advisory .",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "scores": [
        {
          "cvss_v3": {
            "baseScore": 6.3,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N",
            "version": "3.0"
          },
          "products": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}


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