5.5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
7.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
28.5%
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker access to unauthorized information in the application by direct resource access.
The following versions of Asset Suite are affected:
There is a flaw in the access controls used to limit user access to resources. If an attacker knows, or were to discover, the URL for a resource they do not have permissions to, they would be able to access the resource by browsing directly to the URL.
CVE-2019-18998 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N).
ABB reported this vulnerability to CISA.
ABB recommends users apply the update as soon as they are able. The following updates mitigate this vulnerability:
For additional information and support, please contact your local ABB service organization. For contact information, see <https://new.abb.com/contact-centers> or visit <http://www.abb.com/cybersecurity>
CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability. Specifically, users should:
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 us-cert.gov. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage on us-cert.gov in 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.
No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability.
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www.abb.com/cybersecurity
cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/639.html
new.abb.com/contact-centers
public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCISA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDHSCISA_138
twitter.com/CISAgov
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www.dhs.gov
www.dhs.gov/foia
www.dhs.gov/performance-financial-reports
www.facebook.com/CISA
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www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
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www.us-cert.gov/ics
www.us-cert.gov/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01
www.us-cert.gov/ics/recommended-practices
www.us-cert.gov/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B
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www.whitehouse.gov/
www.youtube.com/@cisagov
mailto:?subject=ABB%20Asset%20Suite&body=www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-20-072-02
5.5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
7.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
28.5%