CVE-2019-7228

Public Exploit

Description

The ABB IDAL HTTP server mishandles format strings in a username or cookie during the authentication process. Attempting to authenticate with the username %25s%25p%25x%25n will crash the server. Sending %08x.AAAA.%08x.%08x will log memory content from the stack.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.37%
Vendor Advisory abb.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/43 mailing list third party advisory exploit
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010377&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch patch vendor advisory mitigation
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153404/ABB-IDAL-HTTP-Server-Uncontrolled-Format-String.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108886 third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.darkmatter.ae/xen1thlabs/abb-idal-http-server-uncontrolled-format-string-vulnerability-xl-19-012/ third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-7228?
CVE-2019-7228 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-7228?
To fix CVE-2019-7228, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-7228 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-7228 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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