ICSA-21-021-05
Vulnerability from csaf_cisa
Published
2021-01-21 00:00
Modified
2021-06-17 00:00
Summary
WAGO M&M Software fdtCONTAINER (Update C)

Notes

CISA Disclaimer
This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov
Legal Notice
All information products included in https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics are provided "as is" for informational purposes only. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not provide any warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within. DHS does not endorse any commercial product or service, referenced in this product or otherwise. Further dissemination of this product is governed by the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) marking in the header. For more information about TLP, see https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/.
Risk evaluation
If an attacker can socially engineer a valid user into loading a manipulated project file, malicious code can be executed without notice.
Critical infrastructure sectors
Commercial Facilities, Critical Manufacturing, Energy, Transportation Systems
Countries/areas deployed
Worldwide
Company headquarters location
Germany
Recommended Practices
CISA recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:
Recommended Practices
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures. CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage onus-cert.cisa.gov. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Recommended Practices
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage on us-cert.cisa.gov in the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies. Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
Exploitability
No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability. This vulnerability is not exploitable remotely.


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            "CSAFPID-0007",
            "CSAFPID-0008",
            "CSAFPID-0009",
            "CSAFPID-00010",
            "CSAFPID-00011"
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            "CSAFPID-0001",
            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003",
            "CSAFPID-0004",
            "CSAFPID-0005",
            "CSAFPID-0006",
            "CSAFPID-0007",
            "CSAFPID-0008",
            "CSAFPID-0009",
            "CSAFPID-00010",
            "CSAFPID-00011"
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          "url": "https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2020-048"
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        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Exchange project data only via secure exchange services.",
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            "CSAFPID-0004",
            "CSAFPID-0005",
            "CSAFPID-0006",
            "CSAFPID-0007",
            "CSAFPID-0008",
            "CSAFPID-0009",
            "CSAFPID-00010",
            "CSAFPID-00011"
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        {
          "category": "mitigation",
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            "CSAFPID-0004",
            "CSAFPID-0005",
            "CSAFPID-0006",
            "CSAFPID-0007",
            "CSAFPID-0008",
            "CSAFPID-0009",
            "CSAFPID-00010",
            "CSAFPID-00011"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Do not open project data from an unknown source.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001",
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            "CSAFPID-0003",
            "CSAFPID-0004",
            "CSAFPID-0005",
            "CSAFPID-0006",
            "CSAFPID-0007",
            "CSAFPID-0008",
            "CSAFPID-0009",
            "CSAFPID-00010",
            "CSAFPID-00011"
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        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Reduce the user rights of the host application to the necessary minimum.",
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            "CSAFPID-0002",
            "CSAFPID-0003",
            "CSAFPID-0004",
            "CSAFPID-0005",
            "CSAFPID-0006",
            "CSAFPID-0007",
            "CSAFPID-0008",
            "CSAFPID-0009",
            "CSAFPID-00010",
            "CSAFPID-00011"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Emerson has published a notification (EMR.RMT20004.Rev3) for this vulnerability in RTIS. RTIS users should review this notification for additional information specific to RTIS. CERT@VDE has published an advisory (VDE-2021-001) for this vulnerability in PEPPERL+FUCHS PACTware. CERT@VDE has published an advisory (VDE-2021-002) for this vulnerability in Weidm\u00fcller FDT/DTM Software with WI Manager. Mitsubishi Electric has published advisory 2020-020 concerning the vulnerability in MELSOFT FieldDeviceConfigurator.",
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            "CSAFPID-0007",
            "CSAFPID-0008",
            "CSAFPID-0009",
            "CSAFPID-00010",
            "CSAFPID-00011"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.emerson.com/documents/automation/emr-rmt20004-rev3-en-7259618.pdf"
        }
      ],
      "scores": [
        {
          "cvss_v3": {
            "baseScore": 7.3,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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          },
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            "CSAFPID-0007",
            "CSAFPID-0008",
            "CSAFPID-0009",
            "CSAFPID-00010",
            "CSAFPID-00011"
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        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}


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