title: User interface misrepresentation of critical information in Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ellipse EAM
description: An attacker could trick a user of Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ellipse Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) versions prior to and including 9.0.25 into visiting a malicious website posing as a login page for the Ellipse application and gather authentication credentials.
problem types: CWE-451 User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
affected:
{
product: Ellipse Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
vendor: Hitachi ABB Power Grids
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 9.0.25, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: LOW
baseScore: 5.5
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: LOW
integrityImpact: LOW
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
version: 3.1
]
solutions: Hitachi ABB Power Grids recommends users apply the update as soon as they are able. Ellipse EAM Version 9.0.23 fixes one of the vulnerabilities, and Ellipse EAM Version 9.0.26 fixes both.
Hitachi ABB Power Grids published cybersecurity advisory PGVU-PGGA-Ellipse-202027 to give users more information about this issue.
workarounds: Hitachi ABB Power Grids recommends following security best practices and firewall configurations to help protect a process control network from attacks originating from an outside the network. Such practices include:
Ensure critical applications and systems are physically protected from direct access by unauthorized personnel, have no direct connections to the Internet, and are separated from other networks by means of a firewall.
Firewalls should be configured to have the minimum number of ports exposed and open ports should be justified and documented.
Critical systems should not be used for Internet surfing, instant messaging, or receiving e-mails.
Portable computers and removable storage media should be carefully scanned for viruses before they are connected to a control system.
It is important to implement robust security awareness training to ensure users are able to identify common attacks or content such as phishing emails or malicious web pages.