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Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CVE-2019-18255

Medium
5.5/10

Summary

HMI/SCADA iFIX (Versions 6.1 and prior) allows a local authenticated user to modify system-wide iFIX configurations through section objects. This may allow privilege escalation.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published