Advisory Details

February 6th, 2018

ABB MicroSCADA Improper Access Control Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2018-1168
CVSS SCORE	6.0, AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	ABB
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	MicroSCADA
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of ABB MicroSCADA. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the access controls for the installed product files. The installation procedure leaves critical files open to manipulation by any authenticated user. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	ABB has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://library.e.abb.com/public/7a88a74b12bb492ea138b1f2365d00f6/ABBVU-PGGA-33888_ABB_SoftwareVulnerabilityHandlingAdvisory_Rev_A.pdf?x-sign=MJfu9cHtRUUubpLAYzyWFTmW5W+mg3kZ/nm7F/Jw5HlFTQf4eNyfLAgE8HozRJEC
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2017-08-18 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2018-02-06 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2018-02-07 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Fritz Sands - Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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