title: AVEVA Operations Control Logger Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
description:
This privilege escalation vulnerability, if exploited, cloud allow a local OS-authenticated user with standard privileges to escalate to System privilege on the machine where these products are installed, resulting in complete compromise of the target machine.
problem types: CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: SystemPlatform
vendor: AVEVA
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2020 R2 SP1 P01, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: custom
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Historian
vendor: AVEVA
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2020 R2 SP1 P01, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: custom
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Application Server
vendor: AVEVA
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2020 R2 SP1 P01, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: custom
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: InTouch
vendor: AVEVA
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2020 R2 SP1 P01, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: custom
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Enterprise Licensing (formerly known as License Manager)
vendor: AVEVA
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 3.7.002, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: custom
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Manufacturing Execution System (formerly known as Wonderware MES)
vendor: AVEVA
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2020 P01, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: custom
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Recipe Management
vendor: AVEVA
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2020 R2 Update 1 Patch 2 , status: affected, version: 0, versionType: custom
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Batch Management
vendor: AVEVA
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2020 SP1 , status: affected, version: 0, versionType: custom
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Edge (formerly known as Indusoft Web Studio)
vendor: AVEVA
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2020 R2 SP1 P01, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: custom
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Worktasks (formerly known as Workflow Management)
vendor: AVEVA
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2020 U2, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: custom
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Plant SCADA (formerly known as Citect)
vendor: AVEVA
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2020 R2 Update 15, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: custom
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Mobile Operator (formerly known as IntelaTrac Mobile Operator Rounds)
vendor: AVEVA
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2020 R1, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: custom
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Communication Drivers Pack
vendor: AVEVA
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2020 R2 SP1, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: custom
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Telemetry Server
vendor: AVEVA
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2020 R2 SP1, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL
solutions:
AVEVA recommends that organizations evaluate the impact of these vulnerabilities based on their operational environment, architecture, and product implementation. Users of affected products should apply security updates as soon as possible.
In addition to applying security updates, users should follow these general precautions:
*  Ensure that Guest or Anonymous local OS accounts are disabled.
*  Ensure that only trusted users are able to login on the nodes where the Operations Control Logger is running.
Please see  AVEVA Security Bulletin number AVEVA-2023-003 https://www.aveva.com/en/support-and-success/cyber-security-updates/  for more information and for links for individual security updates and mitigations for each of the affected products.
AVEVA System Platform 2020 through 2020 R2 SP1 cannot be newly installed on top of other AVEVA products which have been previously patched with the Operations Control Logger v22.1. For additional details please refer to  Alert 000038736. https://softwaresupportsp.aveva.com/#/knowledgebase/details/000038736