An attacker could prepare a specially crafted project file that, if opened, would attempt to connect to the cloud and trigger a man in the middle (MiTM) attack. This could allow an attacker to obtain credentials and take over the user’s cloud account.
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

Users are discouraged from using documents from unknown/untrusted sources. Users are encouraged to store .ctl files in a folder only writeable by admin-level users. Users are encouraged to operate in “Safe Mode” when loading documents that have been out of their control. Users are encouraged to apply a document editing password to their documents. Users should avoid using the Real Time Web-Connect menu items and instead connect to DAQConnect using script.

History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T03:38:50.117Z

Reserved: 2021-10-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-42701

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-11-05T16:15:07.947

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:28:00.137

Link: CVE-2021-42701

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