CVE-2023-4487 (GCVE-0-2023-4487)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-05 22:55 – Updated: 2025-01-16 21:30
VLAI
Title
GE Digital CIMPLICITY Process Control
Summary
GE CIMPLICITY 2023 is by a process control vulnerability, which could allow a local attacker to insert malicious configuration files in the expected web server execution path to escalate privileges and gain full control of the HMI software.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-16 21:20 UTC
CWE
Assigner
icscert CNA under the icscert root
CNA scorecard B 75/100 over 349 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
GE Digital CIMPLICITY Affected: 2023
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Date Public
2023-08-31 17:00
Credits
​Michael Heinzl reported this vulnerability to CISA.
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