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ABB Cylon Aspect 3.08.01 Unauthenticated DB Download

Critical
Advisory ID
ZSL-2024-5878
Release Date
11 December 2024
Vendor
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), ErgoTech MIX Deployment Server 2.0.0
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

An unauthenticated vulnerability in ABB Cylon Aspect BMS/BAS allows the download of an SQLite3 database file, exposing sensitive information stored in several tables. This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to system data, enabling information disclosure and potential exploitation of critical building management or automation systems.

Proof of Concept
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.
11.12.2024Coordinated public security advisory released.
Credits
Vulnerability discovered by Gjoko Krstic
References
Changelog
11.12.2024Initial release