CVE-2019-6525 Information disclosure in Wonderware System Platform
Low-privilege users can exploit an API to retrieve ArchestrA network account credentials, enabling unauthorized access to system processes and inter-node communications.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-6525?
CVE-2019-6525 is a high-severity vulnerability in AVEVA Wonderware System Platform, published on 11 Apr 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
AVEVA Wonderware System Platform 2017 Update 2 and prior uses an ArchestrA network user account for authentication of system processes and inter-node communications. A user with low privileges could make use of an API to obtain the credentials for this account.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6525?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aveva Wonderware System Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6525?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-6525 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6525 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rrgq-q24f-79wv.