title: QCS 800xA Vulnerability identified in system log files
description: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in ABB QCS 800xA, ABB QCS AC450, ABB Platform Engineering Tools.
An attacker, who already has local access to the QCS nodes, could successfully obtain the password for a system user account. Using this information, the attacker could have the potential to exploit this vulnerability to gain control of system nodes.
This issue affects QCS 800xA: from 1.0;0 through 6.1SP2; QCS AC450: from 1.0;0 through 5.1SP2; Platform Engineering Tools: from 1.0:0 through 2.3.0.
problem types: CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: QCS 800xA
vendor: ABB
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 6.1SP2, status: affected, version: 1.0;0, versionType: patch
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: QCS AC450
vendor: ABB
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 5.1SP2, status: affected, version: 1.0;0, versionType: patch
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Platform Engineering Tools
vendor: ABB
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 2.3.0, status: affected, version: 1.0:0, versionType: patch
}
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