Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-8479
For the Central Licensing Server component used in ABB products ABB Ability™ System 800xA and related system extensions versions 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, Compact HMI versions 5.1 and 6.0, Control Builder Safe 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0, Symphony Plus -S+ Operations 3.0 to 3.2 Symphony Plus -S+ Engineering 1.1 to 2.2, Composer Harmony 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, Melody Composer 5.3, 6.1/6.2 and SPE for Melody 1.0SPx (Composer 6.3), Harmony OPC Server (HAOPC) Standalone 6.0, 6.1 and 7.0, ABB Ability™ System 800xA/ Advant® OCS Control Builder A 1.3 and 1.4, Advant® OCS AC100 OPC Server 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, Composer CTK 6.1 and 6.2, AdvaBuild 3.7 SP1 and SP2, OPCServer for MOD 300 (non-800xA) 1.4, OPC Data Link 2.1 and 2.2, Knowledge Manager 8.0, 9.0 and 9.1, Manufacturing Operations Management 1812 and 1909, ABB AbilityTM SCADAvantage versions 5.1 to 5.6.5. an XML External Entity Injection vulnerability exists that allows an attacker to read or call arbitrary files from the license server and/or from the network and also block the license handling.
Vulnerability category: XML external entity (XXE) injection
Products affected by CVE-2020-8479
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:feature_pack_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:feature_pack_4_revision_d:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:revision_a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:revision_b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:revision_c:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:revision_d:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:revision_e:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:revision_e_feature_pack_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:compact_hmi:5.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:compact_hmi:5.1:feature_pack_4_revision_d:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:compact_hmi:5.1:revision_b:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:compact_hmi:5.1:revision_d:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:compact_hmi:6.0.1-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:compact_hmi:6.0.3-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:control_builder_safe:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:control_builder_safe:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:control_builder_safe:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-8479
1.48%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 86 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-8479
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
|
NIST | |
9.4
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |
3.9
|
5.5
|
Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB) | |
9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-8479
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The product does not properly neutralize special elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed by an end system.Assigned by:
- cybersecurity@ch.abb.com (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-8479
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https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA121230&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
Vendor Advisory
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https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA121231&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
Vendor Advisory
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https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3CCA2020-003309&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
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