# CVE-2017-14019: Privilege escalation in Progea Movicon SCADA/HMI

> Local attackers can escalate privileges by inserting arbitrary code into unquoted service paths in Progea Movicon SCADA/HMI software.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cj9f-2hwg-whqr

## What is CVE-2017-14019?

CVE-2017-14019 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Progea Movicon SCADA/HMI, published on 19 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An Unquoted Search Path or Element issue was discovered in Progea Movicon Version 11.5.1181 and prior. An unquoted search path or element vulnerability has been identified, which may allow an authorized local user to insert arbitrary code into the unquoted service path and escalate his or her privileges.

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14019?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progea Movicon.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14019?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14019 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14019 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14019 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Progea Movicon SCADA/HMI

- [CVE-2011-2963](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2963/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-14017](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14017/): Other in Progea Movicon SCADA/HMI (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2012-1804](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1804/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2014-0778](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0778/): Progea Movicon SCADA Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14019 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14019 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Progea Movicon SCADA/HMI, published on 19 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14019 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Progea Movicon SCADA/HMI. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14019/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14019/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14019
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14019
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14019

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