CVE-2013-2827 Code injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on client machines via a malicious ActiveX control in WellinTech KingSCADA products.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-2827?

CVE-2013-2827 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jan 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An unspecified ActiveX control in WellinTech KingSCADA before 3.1.2, KingAlarm&Event before 3.1, and KingGraphic before 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to download arbitrary DLL code onto a client machine and execute this code via the ProjectURL property value.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2827?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Wellintech Kingalarm\&event, Wellintech Kinggraphic, Wellintech Kingscada.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2827?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-2827 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2013-2827 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-2827 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mprw-5m59-x962.

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