What is CVE-2019-6525?

CVE-2019-6525 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aveva Wonderware System Platform, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2019-6525?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Aveva Wonderware System Platform

CVE-2019-6525

AVEVA Wonderware System Platform 2017 Update 2 and prior uses an ArchestrA network user account for authentication of system processes and inter-node communications. A user with low privileges could make use of an API to obtain the credentials for this account.

EPSS: 0.014 (69.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Aveva Wonderware System Platform — versions 2017 Update 2 and prior
Aveva Wonderware_system_platform — versions 2017

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6525?: CVE-2019-6525 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aveva Wonderware System Platform, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2019-6525?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.