CVE-2023-27975 Hardcoded credentials in EcoStruxure Control Expert
Local attackers can tamper with memory to bypass credential protection and access project files in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Control Expert.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-27975?
CVE-2023-27975 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Control Expert, published on 14 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability exists that could cause unauthorized access to the project file in EcoStruxure Control Expert when a local user tampers with the memory of the engineering workstation.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27975?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Schneider-Electric Ecostruxure Control Expert, Schneider-Electric Ecostruxure Process Expert.
How do I fix CVE-2023-27975?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27975 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-27975 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27975 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Control Expert
- CVE-2022-37300 Auth bypass in EcoStruxure Control Expert
- CVE-2020-28212 Auth bypass in PLC Simulator on EcoStruxureª Control Expert (now Unity Pro) (all versions)
- CVE-2020-7475 Code injection in EcoStruxure Control Expert (all versions prior to 14.1 Hot Fix), Unity Pro (all versions), Modicon M340 (all versions prior to V3.20), Modicon M580 (all versions prior to V3.10)
- CVE-2023-27976 Other in EcoStruxure Control Expert
- CVE-2020-28213 Code injection in PLC Simulator on EcoStruxureª Control Expert (now Unity Pro) (all versions)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mhhw-jg8w-3gj8.