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ABB Cylon Aspect 3.08.01 (auth/) Active Debug Code Vulnerability

High
Advisory ID
ZSL-2024-5851
Release Date
28 October 2024
Vendor
ABB Ltd. - https://www.global.abb
Affected Version
NEXUS Series, MATRIX-2 Series, ASPECT-Enterprise, ASPECT-Studio, Firmware: 3.08.01
CVE
N/A
Tested On
GNU/Linux 3.15.10 (armv7l), GNU/Linux 3.10.0 (x86_64), GNU/Linux 2.6.32 (x86_64), Intel(R) Atom(TM) Processor E3930 @ 1.30GHz, Intel(R) Xeon(R) Silver 4208 CPU @ 2.10GHz, PHP/7.3.11, PHP/5.6.30, PHP/5.4.16, PHP/4.4.8, PHP/5.3.3, AspectFT Automation Application Server, lighttpd/1.4.32, lighttpd/1.4.18, Apache/2.2.15 (CentOS), OpenJDK Runtime Environment (rhel-2.6.22.1.-x86_64), OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.261-b02, mixed mode)
Summary

ASPECT is an award-winning scalable building energy management and control solution designed to allow users seamless access to their building data through standard building protocols including smart devices.

Description

The ABB BMS/BAS controller is deployed to unauthorized actors with debugging code still enabled or active, which can create unintended entry points or expose sensitive information.

Proof of Concept
abb_aspect_dbg1.txtTXT
Disclosure Timeline
21.04.2024Vulnerability discovered.
22.04.2024Vendor contacted.
22.04.2024Vendor responds.
02.05.2024Working with the vendor.
07.08.2024Vendor released version 3.08.02 to address this issue.
28.10.2024Public security advisory released.
Credits
Vulnerability discovered by Gjoko Krstic
References
[1]https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/182370/ABB-Cylon-Aspect-3.08.01-Active-Debug-Data-Exposure.html
Changelog
28.10.2024Initial release
29.10.2024Added reference [1]