Vulnerability · Published Apr 29, 2020 · Assigned by ABB
CVE-2020-8478ABB System 800xA Inter process communication vulnerability
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Base Software for SoftControl from ABB. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Insufficient protection of the inter-process communication functions in ABB System 800xA products OPC Server for AC 800M, MMS Server for AC 800M and Base Software for SoftControl (all published versions) enables an attacker authenticated on the local system to inject data, affecting the online view of runtime data shown in Control Builder.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ABB | OPC Server for AC 800M | all versions |
| ABB | MMS Server for AC 800M | all versions |
| ABB | Base Software for SoftControl | all versions |
Weakness: CWE-264 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L