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GHSA-MWW4-FJRJ-9Q3M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-05 18:30 – Updated: 2026-02-05 18:30

Details

ProficySCADA for iOS 5.0.25920 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by manipulating the password input field. Attackers can overwrite the password field with 257 bytes of repeated characters to trigger an application crash and prevent successful authentication.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

4.6 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2020-37143 (GCVE-0-2020-37143)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-05 16:13 – Updated: 2026-02-05 17:41

Title

ProficySCADA for iOS 5.0.25920 - 'Password' Denial of Service

Summary

Severity

4.6 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48236	exploit
https://download.cnet.com/proficyscada/3000-2064_…	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/proficyscada…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc.	ProficySCADA for iOS	Affected: 5.0.25920

Date Public

2020-03-22 00:00

Credits

Ivan Marmolejo

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

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Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-MWW4-FJRJ-9Q3M

CVE-2020-37143 (GCVE-0-2020-37143)

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