Potential Privilege Escalation in Symphony Plus
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
An authenticated user might execute malicious code under the user context and take control of the system. S+ Operations or S+ Historian database is affected by multiple vulnerabilities such as the possibility to allow remote authenticated users to gain high privileges.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABB | ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Operations | before 3.3 Service Pack 1; before 2.1 SP2 Rollup 2; before 2.2 | 3.3 Service Pack 1, 2.1 SP2 Rollup 2, 2.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| ABB | ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Historian | before 3.2 | 3.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Operations VendorABB Affected before 3.3 Service Pack 1; before 2.1 SP2 Rollup 2; before 2.2 Fixed in 3.3 Service Pack 1, 2.1 SP2 Rollup 2, 2.2 Patch available CNA
- ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Historian VendorABB Affected before 3.2 Fixed in 3.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_historian:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | ABB |
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_historian:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | ABB |
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | ABB |
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | ABB |
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:2.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 sp1 | Vulnerable | ABB |
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:2.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 sp2 | Vulnerable | ABB |
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | ABB |
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | ABB |
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | ABB |
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3 | Vulnerable | ABB |
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_historian:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·ABB
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_historian:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·ABB
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·ABB
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·ABB
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:2.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 sp1 Vulnerable ·ABB
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:2.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 sp2 Vulnerable ·ABB
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·ABB
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·ABB
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·ABB
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·ABB
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Operations (ABB) Fixed in 3.3 Service Pack 1, 2.1 SP2 Rollup 2, 2.2
- Fix · CNA ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Historian (ABB) Fixed in 3.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Historian, ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Operations 2.1 SP2 Rollup 2, 2.2 and 2 more versions
8 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 6 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-15146 Denial of Service attack on Symphony PlusPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2020-15142 Weak Authentication in Symphony PlusPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2020-15141 Improper Authorization in Symphony PlusPriority MEDIUM 44
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-24678
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-49hv-qhwg-6w6c
References
More ABB Symphony + Historian vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-15146 Denial of Service attack on Symphony Plus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-15150 Authentication Bypass in Symphony Plus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-15142 Weak Authentication in Symphony Plus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-15141 Improper Authorization in Symphony Plus CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-15140 SQL Injection in Symphony Plus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-15144 Insecure Web Service in Symphony Plus CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-24678 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-24678 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-49hv-qhwg-6w6c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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