Description
The vulnerability, if exploited, could allow an authenticated miscreant (with privilege of "aaConfigTools") to tamper with App Objects' help files and persist a cross-site scripting (XSS) injection that when executed by a victim user, can result in horizontal or vertical escalation of privileges. The vulnerability can only be exploited during config-time operations within the IDE component of Application Server. Run-time components and operations are not affected.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 4.0
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Passive
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)
High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)
Low
Availability (Vulnerable System)
Low
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)
High
Integrity (Subsequent System)
High
Availability (Subsequent System)
High
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Affected products
- AVEVA / Application Server0 – Versions 2023 R2 SP1 P02