What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2020-7520.

What is the severity rating of CVE-2020-7520?

The severity rating of CVE-2020-7520 is medium with a score of 4.7.

What is the CWE ID for this vulnerability?

The CWE ID for this vulnerability is CWE-601.

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-7520?

Schneider Electric Software Update (SESU) versions up to and including v2.4.0 are affected by CVE-2020-7520.

How can an attacker exploit this vulnerability?

In order to exploit CVE-2020-7520, an attacker requires privileged access and can perform URL redirection to an untrusted site, leading to the execution of malicious code on the victim's machine.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2020-7520

medium

4.7

CWE

601

23/7/2020

4/8/2024

CVE-2020-7520

First published: Thu Jul 23 2020(Updated: )

A CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric Software Update (SESU), V2.4.0 and prior, which could cause execution of malicious code on the victim's machine. In order to exploit this vulnerability, an attacker requires privileged access on the engineering workstation to modify a Windows registry key which would divert all traffic updates to go through a server in the attacker's possession. A man-in-the-middle attack is then used to complete the exploit.

Credit: cybersecurity@se.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Schneider-electric Software Update Utility	<=2.4.0

Remedy

https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2020-196-01/

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Reference Links

https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2020-196-01/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?
The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2020-7520.
What is the severity rating of CVE-2020-7520?
The severity rating of CVE-2020-7520 is medium with a score of 4.7.
What is the CWE ID for this vulnerability?
The CWE ID for this vulnerability is CWE-601.
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-7520?
Schneider Electric Software Update (SESU) versions up to and including v2.4.0 are affected by CVE-2020-7520.
How can an attacker exploit this vulnerability?
In order to exploit CVE-2020-7520, an attacker requires privileged access and can perform URL redirection to an untrusted site, leading to the execution of malicious code on the victim's machine.

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