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ICSA-16-061-01

Vulnerability from csaf_cisa - Published: 2016-12-03 07:00 - Updated: 2025-06-05 21:37

Summary

Schneider Electric Building Operation Automation Server Vulnerability

Notes

Legal Notice: All information products included in https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics are provided "as is" for informational purposes only. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not provide any warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within. DHS does not endorse any commercial product or service, referenced in this product or otherwise. Further dissemination of this product is governed by the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) marking in the header. For more information about TLP, see https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/.

CISA Disclaimer: This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov

Recommended Practices: CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Recommended Practices: Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, ensuring they are not accessible from the internet.

Recommended Practices: Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls and isolating them from business networks.

Recommended Practices: When remote access is required, use more secure methods, such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Recognize VPNs may have vulnerabilities, should be updated to the most recent version available, and are only as secure as the connected devices.

Recommended Practices: CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.

Recommended Practices: CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov. Several CISA products detailing cyber defense best practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.

Recommended Practices: CISA encourages organizations to implement recommended cybersecurity strategies for proactive defense of ICS assets.

Recommended Practices: Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov in the technical information paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.

Recommended Practices: Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.

Recommended Practices: CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks: Do not click web links or open attachments in unsolicited email messages. Refer to Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams for more information on avoiding email scams. Refer to Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks for more information on social engineering attacks.

CVE-2016-2278

7.2 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Affected products

Known affected 1 product

Product	Identifier	Version	Remediation
Schneider Electric Automation Server: <=V1.7.0 Schneider Electric / Automation Server		<=V1.7.0	Mitigation Mitigation fix

References

10 references

URL	Category
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/de…	self
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/i…	self
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-…	external
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ic…	external
https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems	external
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/reco…	external
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publicat…	external
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B	external
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/p…	external
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/tips/ST04-014	external

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CVE-2016-2278 (GCVE-0-2016-2278)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-03-02 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:24

Summary

Schneider Electric Struxureware Building Operations Automation Server AS 1.7 and earlier and AS-P 1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands by defeating an msh (aka Minimal Shell) protection mechanism.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

icscert CNA under the icscert root

CNA scorecard B 75/100 over 343 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39522/	exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Date Public

2016-03-01 00:00

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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.
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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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