What is CVE-2019-18255?

CVE-2019-18255 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ge Ifix, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-02-18.

How severe is CVE-2019-18255?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ge Ifix

CVE-2019-18255

HMI/SCADA iFIX (Versions 6.1 and prior) allows a local authenticated user to modify system-wide iFIX configurations through section objects. This may allow privilege escalation.

EPSS: 0.002 (10.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Ge Ifix
N/a Hmi/scada Ifix — versions Versions 6.1 and prior

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18255?: CVE-2019-18255 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ge Ifix, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-18255?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.