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FKIE_CVE-2017-7968

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-05-19 15:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:25

Severity

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

An Incorrect Default Permissions issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio v8.0 Patch 3 and prior versions. Upon installation, Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio creates a new directory and two files, which are placed in the system's path and can be manipulated by non-administrators. This could allow an authenticated user to escalate his or her privileges.

References

URL	Tags
cybersecurity@se.com	http://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2017-090-02	Vendor Advisory
cybersecurity@se.com	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98544	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cybersecurity@se.com	https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-138-02	Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2017-090-02	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98544	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-138-02	Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	schneider-electric	wonderware_indusoft_web_studio	*

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CVE-2017-7968 (GCVE-0-2017-7968)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-19 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:19

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

CWE-276

Assigner

schneider mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-138-02	x_refsource_MISC
http://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Do…	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98544	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
n/a	Schneider Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio	Affected: Schneider Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio

Date Public

2017-05-19 00:00

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