CVE-2020-8479
ABB Central Licensing System - XML External Entity Injection
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.4 Critical
- Published
- Apr 29, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 30, 2020
Description
For the Central Licensing Server component used in ABB products ABB Ability™ System 800xA and related system extensions versions 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, Compact HMI versions 5.1 and 6.0, Control Builder Safe 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0, Symphony Plus -S+ Operations 3.0 to 3.2 Symphony Plus -S+ Engineering 1.1 to 2.2, Composer Harmony 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, Melody Composer 5.3, 6.1/6.2 and SPE for Melody 1.0SPx (Composer 6.3), Harmony OPC Server (HAOPC) Standalone 6.0, 6.1 and 7.0, ABB Ability™ System 800xA/ Advant® OCS Control Builder A 1.3 and 1.4, Advant® OCS AC100 OPC Server 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, Composer CTK 6.1 and 6.2, AdvaBuild 3.7 SP1 and SP2, OPCServer for MOD 300 (non-800xA) 1.4, OPC Data Link 2.1 and 2.2, Knowledge Manager 8.0, 9.0 and 9.1, Manufacturing Operations Management 1812 and 1909, ABB AbilityTM SCADAvantage versions 5.1 to 5.6.5. an XML External Entity Injection vulnerability exists that allows an attacker to read or call arbitrary files from the license server and/or from the network and also block the license handling.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.4 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L | ABB |
Weaknesses
- CWE-91 XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Central Licensing SystemABB |
|
ABB Ability System 800xAABB |
|
Compact HMIABB |
|
Control Builder SafeABB |
|
Symphony Plus S+ OperationsABB |
|
Symphony Plus S+ EngineeringABB |
|
Composer HarmonyABB |
|
Composer MelodyABB |
|
Harmony OPC Server StandaloneABB |
|
Advant OCS Control Builder AABB |
|
Composer CTKABB |
|
AdvaBuildABB |
|
OPC Server for Mod 300 (non-800xA)ABB |
|
OPC Data LinkABB |
|
Knowledge ManagerABB |
|
Manufacturing Operations ManagementABB |
|
Advant OCS AC 100 OPS ServerABB |
|
ABB Ability™ SCADAvantageABB |
|
References
- https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA121231&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
- https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA121230&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
- https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3CCA2020-003309&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
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