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
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
46.6%
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a disclosure of sensitive information, a denial of service, or modification of data if an attacker is able to intercept network traffic.
The following components of Schneider Electric PowerLogic, a power meter, are affected:
3.2.1 CLEARTEXT TRANSMISSION OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION CWE-319
A cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability exists that could cause disclosure of sensitive information, denial of service, or modification of data if an attacker is able to intercept network traffic.
CVE-2022-46680 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Jos Wetzels of Forescout Technologies reported these vulnerabilities to Schneider Electric.
Schneider Electric has released the following remediations for users to implement:
For more information, see Schneider Electric’s security advisory SEVD-2023-129-03.
Schneider Electric strongly recommends the following industry cybersecurity best practices:
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 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 targeting these vulnerabilities have been reported to CISA at this time.
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