Headline
ABB Cylon Aspect 3.08.02 Cookie User Password Disclosure
The application suffers from cleartext transmission and storage of sensitive information in a Cookie. This includes the globals parameter, where authdata contains base64-encoded credentials. A remote attacker can intercept the HTTP Cookie, including authentication credentials, through a man-in-the-middle attack, potentially compromising user accounts and sensitive data.
Title: ABB Cylon Aspect 3.08.02 Cookie User Password Disclosure
Advisory ID: ZSL-2025-5895
Type: Local/Remote
Impact: Exposure of Sensitive Information, Security Bypass
Risk: (4/5)
Release Date: 06.01.2025
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 application suffers from cleartext transmission and storage of sensitive information in a Cookie. This includes the globals parameter, where authdata contains base64-encoded credentials. A remote attacker can intercept the HTTP Cookie, including authentication credentials, through a man-in-the-middle attack, potentially compromising user accounts and sensitive data.
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.
[06.01.2025] Public security advisory released.
PoC
abb_aspect_cookie1.txt
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-2024-51546
Changelog
[06.01.2025] - Initial release
Contact
Zero Science Lab
Web: https://www.zeroscience.mk
e-mail: [email protected]