Vulnerability in Schneider-Electric Citect Anywhere
CVE-2017-7972
A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's PowerSCADA Anywhere v1.0 redistributed with PowerSCADA Expert v8.1 and PowerSCADA Expert v8.2 and Citect Anywhere version 1.0 that allows the ability to escape out of remote PowerSCADA Anywhere applications and launch other processes.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Schneider-Electric Citect Anywhere — versions 1.0
- Schneider-Electric Powerscada Anywhere — versions 1.0
- Schneider-Electric Powerscada Expert — versions 8.1, 8.2
- Schneider Electric Se Citect Anywhere — versions version 1.0
- Schneider Electric Se Powerscada Anywhere — versions Version 1.0 redistributed with PowerSCADA Expert v8.1 and PowerSCADA Expert v8.2
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99913 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.citect.schneider-electric.com/safety-and-security-central/36-security-notif… (Patch, Mitigation, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2017-173-01/ (Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7972?
- CVE-2017-7972 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Schneider-Electric Citect Anywhere. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7972?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.