Schneider Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:98544

Info

Schneider Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 98544
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2017-7968
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 18 2017 12:00AM
Updated: May 18 2017 12:00AM
Credit: Karn Ganeshen
Vulnerable: Schneider-Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio 8.0 Patch 3
Not Vulnerable: Schneider-Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio 8.0 Service Pack 1

Discussion

Schneider Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Schneider Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

A local attacker may exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges.

Schneider Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio 8.0 Patch 3 and prior versions are vulnerable.

Solution / Fix

Schneider Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Schneider Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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