Headline
ABB Cylon Aspect 3.08.02 (licenseServerUpdate.php) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
The ABB BMS/BAS controller suffers from an authenticated stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. Input passed to the ‘host’ POST parameter is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML/JS code in a user’s browser session in context of an affected site.
Title: ABB Cylon Aspect 3.08.02 (licenseServerUpdate.php) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Advisory ID: ZSL-2025-5906
Type: Local/Remote
Impact: Cross-Site Scripting, DoS
Risk: (5/5)
Release Date: 10.01.2025
Summary
ASPECT is an award-winning scalable building energy management and control solution designed to allow users seamless access to their building data through standard building protocols including smart devices.
Description
The ABB BMS/BAS controller suffers from an authenticated stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. Input passed to the ‘host’ POST parameter is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML/JS code in a user’s browser session in context of an affected site.
Vendor
ABB Ltd. - https://www.global.abb
Affected Version
NEXUS Series, MATRIX-2 Series, ASPECT-Enterprise, ASPECT-Studio
Firmware: <=3.08.02
Tested On
GNU/Linux 3.15.10 (armv7l)
GNU/Linux 3.10.0 (x86_64)
GNU/Linux 2.6.32 (x86_64)
Intel® Atom™ Processor E3930 @ 1.30GHz
Intel® Xeon® Silver 4208 CPU @ 2.10GHz
PHP/7.3.11
PHP/5.6.30
PHP/5.4.16
PHP/4.4.8
PHP/5.3.3
AspectFT Automation Application Server
lighttpd/1.4.32
lighttpd/1.4.18
Apache/2.2.15 (CentOS)
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (rhel-2.6.22.1.-x86_64)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.261-b02, mixed mode)
ErgoTech MIX Deployment Server 2.0.0
Vendor Status
[21.04.2024] Vulnerability discovered.
[22.04.2024] Vendor contacted.
[22.04.2024] Vendor responds.
[02.05.2024] Working with the vendor.
[03.12.2024] Vendor releases version 3.08.03 to address this issue.
[10.01.2025] Coordinated public security advisory released.
PoC
abb_aspect_xss8.html
Credits
Vulnerability discovered by Gjoko Krstic - <[email protected]>
References
[1] https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK108469A7497&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
[2] https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6516
[3] https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-007-01
Changelog
[10.01.2025] - Initial release
Contact
Zero Science Lab
Web: https://www.zeroscience.mk
e-mail: [email protected]
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