7.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
12.6%
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive credentials and gain access to the affected products, perform unauthorized modifications, or provoke a denial-of-service condition.
The following versions of Hitachi Energyโs IED Connectivity Packages and PCM600 products are affected:
A vulnerability exists in the Intelligent Electronic Device (IED) Connectivity Package (ConnPack) credential storage function in Hitachi Energyโs PCM600 products in which IED credentials are stored in cleartext inside the PCM600 database. An unauthorized user who gains access to the exported backup file could exploit this vulnerability and obtain IED credentials, which could be used to perform unauthorized modifications, such as loading incorrect configurations, rebooting the IEDs, or causing a denial-of-service condition.
CVE-2022-2513 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).
Hitachi Energy reported this vulnerability to CISA.
Hitachi Energy released the following recommended immediate actions:
Hitachi Energy recommends the following steps to mitigate the risk of vulnerability exploitation:
For more information, see Hitachi Energyโs Cybersecurity Advisory.
CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability.
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/ics 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 cisa.gov/ics in the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01BโTargeted 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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