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InduSoft Web Studio Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (Nov 2017) - Windows

🗓️ 03 Nov 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType 
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InduSoft Web Studio Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (Nov 2017) - Windows. Missing authentication for critical function allows arbitrary command execution with high privileges

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:schneider_electric:indusoft_web_studio";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.811889");
  script_version("2025-09-19T05:38:25+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-13997");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-19 05:38:25 +0000 (Fri, 19 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-10-09 23:23:00 +0000 (Wed, 09 Oct 2019)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-11-03 17:54:57 +0530 (Fri, 03 Nov 2017)");
  script_name("InduSoft Web Studio Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (Nov 2017) - Windows");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_schneider_indusoft_consolidation.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("schneider_indusoft/installed");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-264-01");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100952");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://download.indusoft.com/80.2.1/IWS80.2.1.zip");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.indusoft.com");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"InduSoft Web Studio is prone to an authentication bypass vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to missing authentication
  for a critical function.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow an
  attacker to bypass the authentication mechanism and can trigger the execution
  of an arbitrary command. The command is executed under high privileges and
  could lead to a complete compromise of the server.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Schneider Electric InduSoft Web Studio
  v8.0 SP2 or prior on Windows.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to InduSoft Web Studio
  v8.0 SP2 Patch 1 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE)) exit(0);
studioVer = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];

if(version_is_less_equal(version:studioVer, test_version:"8.0.2.0"))
{
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:studioVer, fixed_version:"8.0.2.1", install_path:path );
  security_message( data:report);
  exit(0);
}

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19 Sep 2025 00:00Current
9.7High risk
Vulners AI Score9.7
CVSS 39.8
CVSS 210
EPSS0.0407
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