ABB Cylon Aspect 3.08.02 Unauthenticated Configuration Disclosure

Title: ABB Cylon Aspect 3.08.02 Unauthenticated Configuration Disclosure
Advisory ID: ZSL-2024-5879
Type: Local/Remote
Impact: Security Bypass, Exposure of System Information, Exposure of Sensitive Information
Risk: (5/5)
Release Date: 11.12.2024
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 Cylon Aspect BMS/BAS system suffers from an unauthenticated configuration disclosure vulnerability. This can be exploited to retrieve sensitive configuration data, including file paths, environment settings, and the location of system scripts. These exposed configuration files may allow an attacker to gain insights into the system's structure, facilitating further attacks or unauthorized access.
Vendor
ABB Ltd. - https://www.global.abb
Affected Version
NEXUS Series, MATRIX-2 Series, ASPECT-Enterprise, ASPECT-Studio
Firmware: <=3.08.02
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
Vendor Status
[21.04.2024] Vulnerability discovered.
[22.04.2024] Vendor contacted.
[22.04.2024] Vendor responds.
[02.05.2024] Working with the vendor.
[03.12.2024] Vendor releases version 3.08.03 to address this issue.
[11.12.2024] Coordinated public security advisory released.
PoC
abb_aspect_config4.txt
Credits
Vulnerability discovered by Gjoko Krstic - <gjoko@zeroscience.mk>
References
[1] https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK108469A7497&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
[2] https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48840
[3] https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48840
[4] https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-51542
[5] https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51542
[6] https://packetstorm.news/files/id/183080/
Changelog
[11.12.2024] - Initial release
Contact
Zero Science Lab

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e-mail: lab@zeroscience.mk