Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-2685
A vulnerability was found in AO-OPC server versions mentioned above. As the directory information for the service entry is not enclosed in quotation marks, potential attackers could possibly call up another application than the AO-OPC server by starting the service. The service might be started with system user privileges which could cause a shift in user access privileges.
It is unlikely to exploit the vulnerability in well maintained Windows installations since the attacker would need write access to system folders.
An update is available that resolves the vulnerability found during an internal review in the product AO-OPC = 3.2.1
Products affected by CVE-2023-2685
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:ao-opc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-2685
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 7 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-2685
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7.2
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
0.6
|
6.0
|
Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB) | |
|
6.3
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
0.3
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-2685
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The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path.Assigned by: cybersecurity@ch.abb.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-2685
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