CVE-2023-4487

GE CIMPLICITY 2023 is by a process control vulnerability, which could allow a local attacker to insert malicious configuration files in the expected web server execution path to escalate privileges and gain full control of the HMI software.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://digitalsupport.ge.com/s/article/GE-Digital-CIMPLICITY-Privilege-Escalation-Vulnerability	Permissions Required
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-243-02	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:2023:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

09 Sep 2023, 03:52

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Ge Ge cimplicity
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:2023:-::::::
References	~~(MISC) https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-243-02 -~~	(MISC) https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-243-02 - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
References	~~(MISC) https://digitalsupport.ge.com/s/article/GE-Digital-CIMPLICITY-Privilege-Escalation-Vulnerability -~~	(MISC) https://digitalsupport.ge.com/s/article/GE-Digital-CIMPLICITY-Privilege-Escalation-Vulnerability - Permissions Required

05 Sep 2023, 23:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-09-05 23:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 15:14

NVD link : CVE-2023-4487

Mitre link : CVE-2023-4487

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-4487

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ge

cimplicity

CWE

CWE-114

Process Control

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