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CVE-2017-7968

An Incorrect Default Permissions issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio v8.0 Patch 3 and prior versions. Upon installation, Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio creates a new directory and two files, which are placed in the system's path and can be manipulated by non-administrators. This could allow an authenticated user to escalate his or her privileges.

Published

2017-05-19T15:29:00.287

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-276
Type: Primary
CWE-276

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	schneider-electric	wonderware_indusoft_web_studio	≤ 8.0	Yes

References

http://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2017-090-02 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98544 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-138-02 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2017-090-02 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98544 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-138-02 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)