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CVE-2022-36969: ZDI-22-1128

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of AVEVA Edge 2020 SP2 Patch 0(4201.2111.1802.0000). User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the LoadImportedLibraries method. Due to the improper restriction of XML External Entity (XXE) references, a crafted document specifying a URI causes the XML parser to access the URI and embed the contents back into the XML document for further processing. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-17394.

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August 23rd, 2022

AVEVA Edge LoadImportedLibraries XML External Entity Processing Information Disclosure Vulnerability****ZDI-22-1128
ZDI-CAN-17394

CVE ID

CVE-2022-36969

CVSS SCORE

5.5, (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

AFFECTED VENDORS

AVEVA

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

Edge

VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of AVEVA Edge. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the LoadImportedLibraries method. Due to the improper restriction of XML External Entity (XXE) references, a crafted document specifying a URI causes the XML parser to access the URI and embed the contents back into the XML document for further processing. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

AVEVA has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.aveva.com/content/dam/aveva/documents/support/cyber-security-updates/SecurityBulletin_AVEVA-2022-005.pdf

DISCLOSURE TIMELINE

  • 2022-05-17 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2022-08-23 - Coordinated public release of advisory

CREDIT

Piotr Bazydlo (@chudypb) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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