# CVE-2019-10981: Information disclosure in AVEVA Vijeo Citect and CitectSCADA

> An authenticated local user can access Citect user credentials in Vijeo Citect and CitectSCADA, potentially leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 May 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-739w-chhw-jpxj

## What is CVE-2019-10981?

CVE-2019-10981 is a high-severity vulnerability in AVEVA Vijeo Citect and CitectSCADA, published on 31 May 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Vijeo Citect 7.30 and 7.40, and CitectSCADA 7.30 and 7.40, a vulnerability has been identified that may allow an authenticated local user access to Citect user credentials.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10981?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Schneider-Electric Citectscada, Schneider-Electric Scada Expert Vijeo Citect.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-10981?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-10981 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10981 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in AVEVA Vijeo Citect and CitectSCADA

- [CVE-2013-2824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2824/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2013-2796](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2796/): XML external entity in n/a (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-10981 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-10981 is a high-severity vulnerability in AVEVA Vijeo Citect and CitectSCADA, published on 31 May 2019. 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-2019-10981 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: AVEVA Vijeo Citect and CitectSCADA. 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-2019-10981/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10981/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10981
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10981
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-10981

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10981/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.