icsa-23-150-01
Vulnerability from csaf_cisa
Published
2023-05-25 06:00
Modified
2023-05-25 06:00
Summary
Advantech WebAccess/SCADA

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 an attacker full control over the SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) server.
Critical infrastructure sectors
Critical Manufacturing, Energy, Water and Wastewater Systems
Countries/areas deployed
East Asia, Europe, United States
Company headquarters location
Taiwan
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 on cisa.gov. 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
CISA encourages organizations to implement recommended cybersecurity strategies for proactive defense of ICS assets. Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov 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
No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability. This vulnerability is not exploitable remotely.



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      "notes": [
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          "category": "summary",
          "text": "If an attacker can trick an authenticated user into loading a maliciously crafted .zip file onto Advantech WebAccess version 8.4.5, a web shell could be used to give the attacker full control of the SCADA server. ",
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          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "Advantech recommends users locate and delete the \ufffdWADashboardSetup.msi\ufffd file to avoid this issue.",
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        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "If users wish to remedy this problem in version 8.4.5, they can uninstall \"WebAccess Dashboard\" from the control panel. Delete the following files:",
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        },
        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "\\Inetpub\\wwwroot\\broadweb\\WADashboard",
          "product_ids": [
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        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "\\WebAccess\\Node\\WADashboardSetup.msi",
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        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "Advantech released a new version V9.1.4 to address the problem by not including these files.",
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        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "Do not click web links or open attachments in unsolicited email messages.",
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            "CSAFPID-0001"
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        },
        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "Refer to Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams for more information on avoiding email scams.",
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          "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/publications/emailscams0905.pdf"
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        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "Refer to Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks for more information on social engineering attacks.",
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            "version": "3.0"
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}


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