CVE-2022-23921 ICSA-22-053-01 GE Proficy CIMPLICITY-IPM

High 7.5 Published Updated

Local attackers with login access can escalate privileges and execute code in GE Proficy CIMPLICITY under specific licensing and runtime conditions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-23921?

CVE-2022-23921 is a high-severity vulnerability in General Electric Proficy CIMPLICITY, published on 25 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Exploitation of this vulnerability may result in local privilege escalation and code execution. GE maintains exploitation of this vulnerability is only possible if the attacker has login access to a machine actively running CIMPLICITY, the CIMPLICITY server is not already running a project, and the server is licensed for multiple projects.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23921?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ge Proficy Cimplicitiy.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23921?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23921 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-23921 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23921 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wx7q-6qjx-xwx8.

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