9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
76.4%
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This updated advisory is a follow-up to the original advisory titled ICSA-22-347-03 Contec CONPROSYS HMI System (CHS) that was published December 13, 2022, on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov/ics.
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Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to send specially crafted requests and cause a loss of sensitive information.
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The following versions of CONPROSYS HMI System (CHS), are affected:
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CVE-2022-44456
CVE-2023-22331, CVE-2023-22334, CVE-2023-22373, CVE-2023-22339
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4.2.1 OS COMMAND INJECTION CWE-78
CONPROSYS HMI System versions 3.4.4 and prior are vulnerable to an OS Command Injection, which could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to send specially crafted requests that could execute commands on the server.
CVE-2022-44456 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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4.2.2 USE OF DEFAULT CREDENTIALS CWE-1392
In CONPROSYS HMI System Ver.3.4.5 and prior, user credential information could be altered by a remote unauthenticated attacker.
CVE-2023-22331 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).
4.2.3 USE OF PASSWORD HASH INSTEAD OF PASSWORD FOR AUTHENTICATION CWE-836
In CONPROSYS HMI System Ver.3.4.5 and prior, user credentials could be obtained via a machine-in-the-middle attack.
CVE-2023-22334 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
4.2.4 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING CWE-79
In CONPROSYS HMI System Ver.3.4.5 and prior, an arbitrary script could be executed on the web browser of the administrative user logging into the product. This could result in sensitive information being obtained.
CVE-2023-22373 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 5.7 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
4.2.5 IMPROPER ACCESS CONTROL CWE-284
In CONPROSYS HMI System Ver.3.4.5 and prior, a remote unauthenticated attacker could obtain the server certificate, including the private key of the product.
CVE-2023-22339 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
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Floris Hendriks and Jeroen Wijenbergh of Radboud University reported this vulnerability to Contec.
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Contec recommends users update to CONPROSYS HMI System (CHS) Ver.3.5.0 or later.
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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 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.
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.
Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability.
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