Vulnerabilities in the Drive Composer allow a low privileged attacker to create and write to a file anywhere on the file system as SYSTEM with arbitrary content as long as the file does not already exist. The Drive Composer installer file allows a low-privileged user to run a "repair" operation on the product.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-52800 Vulnerabilities in the Drive Composer allow a low privileged attacker to create and write to a file anywhere on the file system as SYSTEM with arbitrary content as long as the file does not already exist. The Drive Composer installer file allows a low-privileged user to run a "repair" operation on the product.
Fixes

Solution

The problem is corrected in the following product versions: Drive Composer entry version 2.7.1 Drive Composer pro version 2.7.1 Customers using Drive composer pro integrated in ABB Automation Builder should refer to section “Workarounds” in this document. Mint WorkBench Build 5868 ABB recommends that customers apply the update at earliest convenience. Updated versions of Drive Composer are available immediately. ABB Automation Builder 2.5.1 and Mint WorkBench Build 5868 will be available before or during Q3/2022.


Workaround

ABB has tested the following workarounds. Although these workarounds will not correct the underlying vulnerability, they can help block known attack vectors. When a workaround reduces functionality, this is identified below as “Impact of workaround”. With ABB Automation Builder it is possible to change the version of Drive Composer used so it is not mandatory to update that application immediately. Steps: 1) Install or upgrade Drive Composer pro version to 2.7.1 2) In ABB Automation Builder Options, select External tools. 3) At Drive composer pro-line, select Custom and select the installed Drive Composer pro version 2.7.1 executable typically in C:\Program Files (x86)\DriveWare\Drive Composer pro\2.7 Alternatively, users are able to remove the vulnerable Drive Composer for ABB Automation Builder. This can be done either from ABB Automation Builder Installation manager or from Windows Settings: Apps & features.

History

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:45:00 +0000

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Description Vulnerabilities in the Drive Composer allow a low privileged attacker to create and write to a file anywhere on the file system as SYSTEM with arbitrary content as long as the file does not already exist. The Drive Composer installer file allows a low-privileged user to run a "repair" operation on the product. Vulnerabilities in the Drive Composer allow a low privileged attacker to create and write to a file anywhere on the file system as SYSTEM with arbitrary content as long as the file does not already exist. The Drive Composer installer file allows a low-privileged user to run a "repair" operation on the product.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ABB

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T18:29:18.649Z

Reserved: 2022-05-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2022-31216

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-06-15T19:15:11.367

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:04:09.157

Link: CVE-2022-31216

cve-icon Redhat

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