Elcomplus SmartPTT SCADA

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• CVSS v3 9.8
• ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity
• Vendor: Elcomplus
• Equipment: SmartPTT
• Vulnerabilities: Path Traversal, Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type, Improper Authorization, Cross-site Scripting

2. RISK EVALUATION

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could provide attackers a way to traverse the file system to access files or directories that are outside of the restricted directory; allow the upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment; allow an unauthorized access to an action or a resource; or allow a user to store dangerous data in a trusted database.

3. TECHNICAL DETAILS

3.1 AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following version of SmartPTT SCADA, an integrated voice and data dispatch software, is affected:

• SmartPTT SCADA v1.1

3.2 VULNERABILITY OVERVIEW

3.2.1    IMPROPER NEUTRALIZATION OF INPUT DURING WEB PAGE GENERATION ('CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING') CWE-79

An attacker can inject JavaScript code into a specific parameter that can executed upon accessing the dashboard or the main page.

CVE-2021-43932 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 9.0 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

3.2.2    IMPROPER AUTHORIZATION CWE-285

A low-authenticated user can access higher level administration authorization by issuing requests directly to the desired endpoints.

CVE-2021-43939 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

3.2.3    UNRESTRICTED UPLOAD OF FILE WITH DANGEROUS TYPE CWE-434 

The backup and restore system does not adequately validate upload requests, enabling a malicious user to potentially upload arbitrary files.

CVE-2021-43934 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

3.2.4    IMPROPER LIMITATION OF A PATHNAME TO A RESTRICTED DIRECTORY (‘PATH TRAVERSAL’) CWE-22

The backup and restore system does not adequately validate download requests, enabling malicious users to perform path traversal attacks and potentially download arbitrary files from the system.

CVE-2021-43930 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 4.9 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

3.3 BACKGROUND

• CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS: Communications
• COUNTRIES/AREAS DEPLOYED: Worldwide
• COMPANY HEADQUARTERS LOCATION: Russia

3.4 RESEARCHER

Michael Heinzl reported these vulnerabilities to CISA.

4. MITIGATIONS

Elcomplus has released an update to fix these vulnerabilities and recommends users upgrade to Version 2.3.4 or later.

For more information, please contact Elcomplus support.

CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of these vulnerabilities. Specifically, users should:

• Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, and ensure they are not accessible from the Internet.
• Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls and isolate them from the business network.
• When remote access is required, use secure methods, such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), recognizing VPNs may have vulnerabilities and should be updated to the most current version available. Also recognize VPN is only as secure as its connected devices.

CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.



CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.

Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov in the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.



Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.

No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities.

• Elcomplus