ICSA-18-305-01
Vulnerability from csaf_cisa
Published
2018-11-01 00:00
Modified
2018-11-01 00:00
Summary
AVEVA InduSoft Web Studio and InTouch Edge HMI (formerly InTouch Machine Edition)

Notes

CISA Disclaimer
This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov
Legal Notice
All information products included in https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics are provided "as is" for informational purposes only. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not provide any warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within. DHS does not endorse any commercial product or service, referenced in this product or otherwise. Further dissemination of this product is governed by the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) marking in the header. For more information about TLP, see https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/.
Risk evaluation
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an unauthenticated user to remotely execute code.
Critical infrastructure sectors
Commercial Facilities, Critical Manufacturing, Energy, Transportation Systems, and Water and Wastewater Systems
Countries/areas deployed
Worldwide
Company headquarters location
United Kingdom
Recommended Practices
NCCIC recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability. Specifically, users should:
Recommended Practices
NCCIC reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.NCCIC also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS-CERT web page. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Recommended Practices
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS-CERT website in the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to NCCIC for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
Exploitability
No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities.


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        },
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        {
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          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002"
          ]
        },
        {
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          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Set a strong password for the built-in account. By default, the built-in account is named Guest.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Set strong passwords for all other non-built-in accounts.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
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}


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