[Control systems] Schneider Electric security advisory

Number: AV20-149
Date: 15 May 2020

On 12 May 2020 Schneider Electric published multiple Security Notifications highlighting vulnerabilities in the following products:

• Pro-face GP-Pro EX Programming Software
• Vijeo Designer and Vijeo Designer Basic Software
• U.motion Servers and Touch Panels
• EcoStruxure Operator Terminal Expert (Vijeo XD)
• [various products employing] Wind River VxWorks
• Andover Continuum System
• Embedded Web Servers for Modicon
• Modicon Controllers
• Legacy Triconex Products

Successful exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow an actor to achieve unauthorized access, denial-of-service, information disclosure, code injection Code injectionIntroducing malicious code into a computer program by taking advantage of a flaw in the program, or in the way it interprets data input by users. , SQL injection, path traversal and password discovery on affected systems.

The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the following web links, perform the suggested mitigations and apply the necessary manufacturer updates:

Pro-face GP-Pro EX Programming Software:

https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2020-133-01/

Vijeo Designer and Vijeo Designer Basic Software:

https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2020-133-02/

U.motion Servers and Touch Panels:

https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2020-133-03/

EcoStruxure Operator Terminal Expert (Vijeo XD):

https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2020-133-04/

[various products employing] Wind River VxWorks:

https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SESB-2019-214-01/

Andover Continuum System:

https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2020-070-04/

Embedded Web Servers for Modicon:

https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-327-01/

Modicon Controllers:

https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2019-134-11/

Legacy Triconex Products:

https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SESB-2020-105-01/

Note to Readers

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