XPath Injection in Abb 800xa_system
CVE-2020-8479
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+ O…
EPSS: 0.022 (80.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.4 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.
Affected products
- Abb 800xa_system — versions 5.1, 6.0, 6.0.1
- Abb Ability System 800xa — versions 5.1, 6.0, 6.1
- Abb Ability™ Scadavantage — versions 5.1, unspecified
- Abb Advabuild — versions 3.7 SP1, 3.7 SP2
- Abb Advant Ocs Ac 100 Ops Server — versions 5.1, 6.0, 6.1
- Abb Advant Ocs Control Builder A — versions 1.3, 1.4
- Abb Central Licensing System — versions 5.1
- Abb Compact Hmi — versions 5.1, 6.0
- Abb Compact_hmi — versions 5.1, 6.0.1-1, 6.0.3-2
- Abb Composer Ctk — versions 6.1, 6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cybersecurity@ch.abb.com (Vendor Advisory)
- cybersecurity@ch.abb.com (Vendor Advisory)
- cybersecurity@ch.abb.com
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8479?
- CVE-2020-8479 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Abb 800xa_system, classified under XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection). CVSS score: 9.4/10. Published 2020-04-29.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8479?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-8479 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.