Check Point Advisories

Schneider Electric SCADA Expert ClearSCADA Authentication Bypass (CVE-2014-5412)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1900
Date Published:	13 Oct 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 13 October, 2014
Source:	Schneider Electric
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-5412
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Schneider Electric ClearSCADA 2010 prior to R3.2 Schneider Electric SCADA Expert ClearSCADA 2014 prior to R1.1
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric SCADA Expert ClearSCADA. This vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions of the preconfigured guest account. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive system information.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Schneider Electric SCADA Expert ClearSCADA Authentication Bypass protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: SCADA Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Schneider Electric SCADA Expert ClearSCADA Authentication Bypass