CVE-2020-28221 Code injection in EcoStruxure™ Operator Terminal Expert 3.1 Service Pack 1A and prior running on Harmony HMIs HMIST6 Series, HMIG3U in HMIGTU Series, HMISTO Series and Pro-face BLUE 3.1 Service Pack 1A and prior running on Pro-face HMIs: ST6000 Series, SP-5B41 in SP5000 Series, GP4100 Series

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Improper input validation in EcoStruxure and Pro-face HMI software allows arbitrary code execution when the Ethernet Download feature is enabled.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-28221?

CVE-2020-28221 is a critical code injection vulnerability in EcoStruxure™ Operator Terminal Expert 3.1 Service Pack 1A and prior running on Harmony HMIs HMIST6 Series, HMIG3U in HMIGTU Series, HMISTO Series and Pro-face BLUE 3.1 Service Pack 1A and prior running on Pro-face HMIs: ST6000 Series, SP-5B41 in SP5000 Series, GP4100 Series, published on 25 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability exists in EcoStruxure™ Operator Terminal Expert and Pro-face BLUE (version details in the notification) that could cause arbitrary code execution when the Ethernet Download feature is enable on the HMI.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-28221?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Schneider-Electric Ecostruxure Operator Terminal Expert, Schneider-Electric Pro-Face Blue.

How do I fix CVE-2020-28221?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-28221 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2020-28221 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-28221 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rv39-23hm-r9j8.

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