AVEVA Vijeo Citect and CitectSCADA

# ICS Advisory (ICSA-19-150-01) ## AVEVA Vijeo Citect and CitectSCADA Original release date: May 30, 2019 [Print Document](javascript:window.print\(\);) [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus- cert.cisa.gov%2Fics%2Fadvisories%2FICSA-19-150-01) [Like Me](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fus- cert.cisa.gov%2Fics%2Fadvisories%2FICSA-19-150-01) [Share](http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus- cert.cisa.gov%2Fics%2Fadvisories%2FICSA-19-150-01) ### Legal Notice All information products included in [https://us-cert.gov/ics](/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://www.us- cert.gov/tlp/](/tlp/). * * * ## 1\. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * **CVSS v3 6.5** * **ATTENTION:** Low skill level to exploit * **Vendor:** AVEVA * **Equipment:** Vijeo Citect and CitectSCADA * **Vulnerability:** Insufficiently Protected Credentials ## 2\. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a locally authenticated user to obtain Citect user credentials. ## 3\. TECHNICAL DETAILS ### 3.1 AFFECTED PRODUCTS The following versions of Vijeo Citect and CitectSCADA, a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software, are affected: * Vijeo Citect 7.30 and 7.40 * CitectSCADA 7.30 and 7.40 ### 3.2 VULNERABILITY OVERVIEW #### 3.2.1 [INSUFFICIENTLY PROTECTED CREDENTIALS CWE-522](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/522.html) A vulnerability has been identified that may allow an authenticated local user access to Citect user credentials. [CVE-2019-10981](http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2019-10981) has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is ([AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N](https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)). ### 3.3 BACKGROUND * **CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS:** Commercial Facilities, Critical Manufacturing, Energy * **COUNTRIES/AREAS DEPLOYED:** Worldwide * **COMPANY HEADQUARTERS LOCATION:** United Kingdom ### 3.4 RESEARCHER VAPT Team, C3i Center, and IIT Kanpur reported this vulnerability to AVEVA. ## 4\. MITIGATIONS AVEVA recommends all affected users download and upgrade to CitectSCADA 2018 as soon as possible. Available at (login required): <https://softwaresupportsp.schneider- electric.com/#/producthub/details?id=51141> AVEVA's Security Advisory can be viewed at: <https://sw.aveva.com/hubfs/assets-2018/pdf/security- bulletin/SecurityAdvisory_LFSec136.pdf> NCCIC recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability. Specifically, users should: * Ensure that least privilege is implemented throughout the system. NCCIC reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures. NCCIC also provides a section for [control systems security recommended practices](/ics/content/recommended-practices) on the ICS-CERT web page. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including [Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in- Depth Strategies](/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS- CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf). Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the [ICS-CERT website](/ics/) in the Technical Information Paper, [ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies](/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B). Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to NCCIC for tracking and correlation against other incidents. No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability. This vulnerability is not exploitable remotely.