PT-2013-90: Unauthorized Access in Emerson DeltaV Vulnerable softwareEmerson DeltaV Version: 10.3.1, 11.3, 11.3.1, and 12.3Link: http://www2.emersonprocess.com/en-US/brands/deltav/Pages/index.aspxSeverity levelSeverity level: Medium Impact: Modification of system information, User Access Modification Access Vector: Local CVSS v2: Base Score: 4.6 Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)CVE: CVE-2014-2349Software descriptionEmerson DeltaV - As the first fully digital automation system, the DeltaV Digital Automation System helps you improve your operations by harnessing today’s predictive technologies in an easy, intuitive, and interoperable way to connect your people, process, and production.The system is packed full of key features like I/O marshalling on demand, scalability to match any project size, intelligent control, seamless integration, and best of all, customization to your process control application needs.Vulnerability descriptionThe specialists of the Positive Research center have detected an Unauthorized Access vulnerability in Emerson DeltaV.A Local attacker with user privileges can read configuration file to obtain sensitive information. User name and password for the DeltaVAdmin account are stored in plaintext.How to fixUpdate your sofware up to the latest versionAdvisory status 03.10.2013 - Vendor gets vulnerability details 22.05.2014 - Vendor releases fixed version and details 28.05.2014 - Public disclosureCreditsThe vulnerability was detected by Dmitry Nagibin, Positive Research Center (Positive Technologies Company)Referenceshttp://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2013-90 http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-133-02 Reports on the vulnerabilities previously discovered by Positive Research:http://www.ptsecurity.com/research/advisory/ http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/
