ABB Cylon Aspect 3.08.02 (deployStart.php) Unauthenticated Command Execution
Title: ABB Cylon Aspect 3.08.02 (deployStart.php) Unauthenticated Command Execution
Advisory ID: ZSL-2024-5891
Type: Local/Remote
Impact: Security Bypass, DoS
Risk: (5/5)
Release Date: 30.12.2024
Firmware: <=3.08.02
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
[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.
[30.12.2024] Coordinated public security advisory released.
[2] https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48840
[3] https://packetstorm.news/files/id/183307/
[02.01.2025] - Added reference [3]
Web: https://www.zeroscience.mk
e-mail: lab@zeroscience.mk
Advisory ID: ZSL-2024-5891
Type: Local/Remote
Impact: Security Bypass, DoS
Risk: (5/5)
Release Date: 30.12.2024
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 controller suffers from an unauthenticated shell command execution vulnerability through the deployStart.php script. This allows any user to trigger the execution of 'rundeploy.sh' script, which initializes the Java deployment server that sets various configurations, potentially causing unauthorized server initialization and performance issues.Vendor
ABB Ltd. - https://www.global.abbAffected Version
NEXUS Series, MATRIX-2 Series, ASPECT-Enterprise, ASPECT-StudioFirmware: <=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.
[30.12.2024] Coordinated public security advisory released.
PoC
abb_aspect_rce19.txtCredits
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://packetstorm.news/files/id/183307/
Changelog
[30.12.2024] - Initial release[02.01.2025] - Added reference [3]
Contact
Zero Science LabWeb: https://www.zeroscience.mk
e-mail: lab@zeroscience.mk
