CVE-2020-7478: schneider-electric interactive_graphical_scada_system Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-7478 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in schneider-electric interactive_graphical_scada_system. EPSS estimates a 4.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 23-03-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory exists in IGSS (Versions 14 and prior using the service: IGSSupdate), which could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files from the IGSS server PC on an unrestricted or shared network when the IGSS Update Service is enabled.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.