CVE-2019-7229

Public Exploit

Description

The ABB CP635 HMI uses two different transmission methods to upgrade its firmware and its software components: "Utilization of USB/SD Card to flash the device" and "Remote provisioning process via ABB Panel Builder 600 over FTP." Neither of these transmission methods implements any form of encryption or authenticity checks against the new firmware HMI software binary files.

Category

8.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory abb.com Vendor Advisory abb.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/34 mailing list third party advisory exploit
https://www.darkmatter.ae/xen1thlabs/abb-hmi-absence-of-signature-verification-vulnerability-xl-19-005/ third party advisory exploit
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010376&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch patch vendor advisory mitigation
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010402&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch patch vendor advisory mitigation
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153387/ABB-HMI-Missing-Signature-Verification.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-7229?
CVE-2019-7229 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-7229?
To fix CVE-2019-7229, 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-2019-7229 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-7229 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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