CVE-2021-38410

AVEVA PCS Portal Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

AVEVA Software Platform Common Services (PCS) Portal versions 4.5.2, 4.5.1, 4.5.0, and 4.4.6 are vulnerable to DLL hijacking through an uncontrolled search path element, which may allow an attacker control to one or more locations in the search path.

AVEVA Software Platform Common Services (PCS) Portal versiones 4.5.2, 4.5.1, 4.5.0 y 4.4.6, son vulnerables a un secuestro de DLL mediante un elemento de ruta de búsqueda no controlado, que puede permitir a un atacante el control de una o más ubicaciones en la ruta de búsqueda

*Credits: Noam Moshe of Claroty discovered and disclosed the vulnerability to the AVEVA Software Security Response Center.

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-08-10 CVE Reserved
2022-07-27 CVE Published
2024-02-17 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-252-01	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.aveva.com/en/support-and-success/cyber-security-updates	2022-08-04

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Aveva Search vendor "Aveva"		Batch Management Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Batch Management"				2020 Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Batch Management" and version "2020"		-		Affected
Aveva Search vendor "Aveva"		Enterprise Data Management Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Enterprise Data Management"				2020 Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Enterprise Data Management" and version "2020"		-		Affected
Aveva Search vendor "Aveva"		Manufacturing Execution System Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Manufacturing Execution System"				2020 Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Manufacturing Execution System" and version "2020"		-		Affected
Aveva Search vendor "Aveva"		Mobile Operator Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Mobile Operator"				2020 Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Mobile Operator" and version "2020"		-		Affected
Aveva Search vendor "Aveva"		Platform Common Services Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Platform Common Services"				4.4.6 Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Platform Common Services" and version "4.4.6"		-		Affected
Aveva Search vendor "Aveva"		Platform Common Services Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Platform Common Services"				4.5.0 Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Platform Common Services" and version "4.5.0"		-		Affected
Aveva Search vendor "Aveva"		Platform Common Services Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Platform Common Services"				4.5.1 Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Platform Common Services" and version "4.5.1"		-		Affected
Aveva Search vendor "Aveva"		Platform Common Services Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Platform Common Services"				4.5.2 Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Platform Common Services" and version "4.5.2"		-		Affected
Aveva Search vendor "Aveva"		System Platform Search vendor "Aveva" for product "System Platform"				2020 Search vendor "Aveva" for product "System Platform" and version "2020"		-		Affected
Aveva Search vendor "Aveva"		System Platform Search vendor "Aveva" for product "System Platform"				2020 Search vendor "Aveva" for product "System Platform" and version "2020"		r2		Affected
Aveva Search vendor "Aveva"		System Platform Search vendor "Aveva" for product "System Platform"				2020 Search vendor "Aveva" for product "System Platform" and version "2020"		r2_p01		Affected
Aveva Search vendor "Aveva"		Work Tasks Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Work Tasks"				2020 Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Work Tasks" and version "2020"		-		Affected
Aveva Search vendor "Aveva"		Work Tasks Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Work Tasks"				2020 Search vendor "Aveva" for product "Work Tasks" and version "2020"		update_1		Affected