CVE-2017-7969 Cross-site request forgery in Citect Anywhere
Attackers can trick authenticated users into performing unauthorized state-changing actions in Schneider Electric SCADA systems via CSRF.
- 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-2017-7969?
CVE-2017-7969 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schneider Electric SE Citect Anywhere, published on 25 Sep 2017. 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
A cross-site request forgery vulnerability exists on the Secure Gateway component of Schneider Electric's PowerSCADA Anywhere v1.0 redistributed with PowerSCADA Expert v8.1 and PowerSCADA Expert v8.2 and Citect Anywhere version 1.0 for multiple state-changing requests. This type of attack requires some level of social engineering in order to get a legitimate user to click on or access a malicious link/site containing the CSRF attack.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7969?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Schneider-Electric Citect Anywhere, Schneider-Electric Powerscada Anywhere.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7969?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7969 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-7969 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7969 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric SE Citect Anywhere
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gm35-5x3x-4xw9.