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CVE-2023-4487

GE Digital CIMPLICITY Process Control

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

GE CIMPLICITY 2023 contiene una vulnerabilidad de control de procesos, que podría permitir a un atacante local insertar archivos de configuración maliciosos en la ruta de ejecución esperada del servidor web para escalar privilegios y obtener el control total del software HMI.

*Credits: ​Michael Heinzl reported this vulnerability to CISA.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-08-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-09-05 CVE Published
  • 2023-09-06 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-114: Process Control
CAPEC
References (1)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Cimplicity
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2023
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