CVE-2015-3940 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Schneider Electric Wonderware System Platform before 2014 R2 Patch 01 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Published: 2015-08-04

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:wonderware_system_platform_2014:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-3971	Untrusted search path vulnerability in Schneider Electric Wonderware System Platform before 2014 R2 Patch 01 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00457.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://iom.invensys.com/EN/pdfLibrary/Security_Bulletin_LFSEC00000106.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75297
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033179
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033180
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-169-02

History

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Subscriptions

Schneider-electric Wonderware System Platform 2014

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2015-08-04T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:04:00.927Z

Reserved: 2015-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-3940

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-04T01:59:00.107

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:26:30.930

Link: CVE-2015-3940

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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