# CVE-2019-18250: Auth bypass in ABB Power Generation Information Manager (PGIM) and Plant Connect All Versions

> Attackers can remotely bypass authentication to extract credentials from ABB PGIM and Plant Connect devices.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h2w7-hfq4-7xgx

## What is CVE-2019-18250?

CVE-2019-18250 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in ABB Power Generation Information Manager (PGIM) and Plant Connect All Versions, published on 25 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In all versions of ABB Power Generation Information Manager (PGIM) and Plant Connect, the affected product is vulnerable to authentication bypass, which may allow an attacker to remotely bypass authentication and extract credentials from the affected device.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18250?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Abb Plant Connect, Abb Power Generation Information Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-18250?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18250 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-18250 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18250 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-18250 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-18250 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in ABB Power Generation Information Manager (PGIM) and Plant Connect All Versions, published on 25 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18250 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ABB Power Generation Information Manager (PGIM) and Plant Connect All Versions. 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-2019-18250/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18250/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18250
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18250
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-18250

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18250/
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