What is CVE-2020-8489?

CVE-2020-8489 is a high-severity vulnerability in Abb 800xa Information Management, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-04-29.

How severe is CVE-2020-8489?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Abb 800xa Information Management

CVE-2020-8489

Insufficient protection of the inter-process communication functions in ABB System 800xA Information Management (all published versions) enables an attacker authenticated on the local system to inject data, affecting the runtime values to be stored in the archive, or making Information Management history services unavailable.

EPSS: 0.003 (26.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Abb 800xa Information Management — versions all versions
Abb 800xa_information_management

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

cybersecurity@ch.abb.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8489?: CVE-2020-8489 is a high-severity vulnerability in Abb 800xa Information Management, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2020-8489?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.