Vulnerability in Schneider Electric Wonderware Indusoft Web Studio (CVE-2017-13997)
Summary
Vulnerability in Schneider Electric Wonderware Indusoft Web Studio (CVE-2017-13997). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A Missing Authentication for Critical Function issue was discovered in Schneider Electric InduSoft Web Studio v8.0 SP2 or prior, and InTouch Machine Edition v8.0 SP2 or prior. InduSoft Web Studio provides the capability for an HMI client to trigger script execution on the server for the purposes of performing customized calculations or actions. A remote malicious entity could bypass the server authentication and trigger the execution of an arbitrary command. The command is executed under high privileges and could lead to a complete compromise of the server.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-13997 has been found in Schneider Electric Wonderware Indusoft Web Studio.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Schneider Electric Wonderware Indusoft Web Studio CVE-2017-13997" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-13997 (Schneider Electric Wonderware Indusoft Web Studio) — CWE-306 / CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-306) exists in Schneider Electric Wonderware Indusoft Web Studio.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Schneider Electric Wonderware Indusoft Web Studio.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Schneider Electric Wonderware Indusoft Web Studio を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory securityfocus.com
- advisory ics-cert.us-cert.gov