ABB B&R PVI

Risk Summary

ABB became aware of vulnerability in the product versions listed as affected in the advisory. An update is now available that addresses and remediates the vulnerability. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could read sensitive information in the logging data of the PVI client application. Logging is deactivated by default in all PVI client versions.

CVEs (1)

Remediations

• The problem is corrected in the following product versions: - PVI 6.5.0 Please note that PVI is included in the Automation Studio installation package and shares the same version number as the corresponding Automation Studio release. B&R recommends that customers apply the update at earliest convenience. The process to install updates is described in the user manual. The step to identify the installed product version is described in the user manual.
• This vulnerability is limited to the PVI client side application logging and does not impact any security related logging of the PVI server component. Logging is not enabled by default for PVI client applications. Activate logging on the client system only when it is required for troubleshooting, debugging or analysis. Ensure that all client side logging information is securely deleted after it is no longer needed. When enabling logging in PVI client applications, the storage path for the log files must be specified. Make sure that only the respective user has access to the directories where the logging information is stored. Refer to section “General security recommendations” for further advise on how to keep your system secure.

Affected Vendors

Affected Products (2)

Affected Sectors

Energy