Schneider Electric SoMove Software and DTM Software Components Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CVE-2018-7239)

# ICS Advisory (ICSA-18-065-02) ## Schneider Electric SoMove Software and DTM Software Components Original release date: March 06, 2018 [Print Document](javascript:window.print\(\);) [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus- cert.cisa.gov%2Fics%2Fadvisories%2FICSA-18-065-02) [Like Me](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fus- cert.cisa.gov%2Fics%2Fadvisories%2FICSA-18-065-02) [Share](http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus- cert.cisa.gov%2Fics%2Fadvisories%2FICSA-18-065-02) ### Legal Notice All information products included in [https://us-cert.gov/ics](/ics) are provided "as is" for informational purposes only. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not provide any warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within. DHS does not endorse any commercial product or service, referenced in this product or otherwise. Further dissemination of this product is governed by the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) marking in the header. For more information about TLP, see [https://www.us- cert.gov/tlp/](/tlp/). * * * ### **CVSS v3 7.8** **Vendor:** Schneider Electric **Equipment:** SoMove software and DTM software components **Vulnerability:** Uncontrolled Search Path Element ## AFFECTED PRODUCTS Schneider Electric reports the vulnerability affects the following SoMove software and DTM software components: * SoMove software, versions prior to 2.6.2 * ATV320 DTM, versions prior to 1.1.6 * ATV340 DTM, versions prior to 1.2.3 * ATV6xx DTM, versions prior to 1.8.0 * ATV9xx DTM, versions prior to 1.3.5 * AltivarDtmLibrary, versions prior to 12.7.0 * ATV32 DTM * ATV71 DTM * ATV61 DTM * ATV LIFT DTM * ATV31/312 DTM * ATV212 DTM * ATV12 DTM ## IMPACT Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. ## MITIGATION Schneider Electric has provided the following updates for the affected software packages: * SoMove Software--SoMove_V2.6.3 <https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SoMove_FDT/> * ATV320 DTM--Schneider_Electric_Altivar_Machine_ATV320_DTM_Library_V1.1.6 <https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/ATV320_DTM_Library/> * ATV340 DTM--Schneider_Electric_Altivar_Machine_ATV340_DTM_Library_V1.2.3 <https://www.schneider- electric.com/en/download/document/ATV340_DTM_LibraryEN/> * ATV6XX DTM--Schneider_Electric_Altivar_Process_ATV6xx_DTM_Library_V1.8.0 <https://www.schneider- electric.com/en/download/document/ATV6xx_DTM_Library_EN/> * ATV9XX DTM--Schneider-Electric-Altivar-Process-ATV9xx-DTM-Library-V1.3.5 <https://www.schneider- electric.com/en/download/document/ATV9xx_DTM_Library_EN/> * ATV32 / ATV71 / ATV61 / ATV LIFT / ATV31_312 / ATV212 / ATV12 AltivarDtmLibraryV12.7.0 <https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/Altivar_DTM_Library/> For more information on this vulnerability and its associated patches, please see Schneider Electric's security notification SEVD-2018-060-01 on their website: <https://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2018-060-01/> For further information related to cybersecurity in Schneider Electric products, please visit the company's cybersecurity web page: <http://www2.schneider- electric.com/sites/corporate/en/support/cybersecurity/cybersecurity.page> NCCIC recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability by protecting themselves from social engineering attacks. Specifically, users should: * Do not click web links or open unsolicited attachments in email messages. * Refer to [Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams](/reading_room/emailscams_0905.pdf) for more information on avoiding email scams. * Refer to [Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks](/cas/tips/ST04-014.html) for more information on social engineering attacks. NCCIC reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures. NCCIC also provides a section for [control systems security recommended practices](/ics/content/recommended-practices) on the ICS-CERT web page. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including [Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in- Depth Strategies.](/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS- CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf) Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available in the NCCIC Technical Information Paper, [ICS-TIP-12-146-01B-- Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies](/ics/tips/ICS- TIP-12-146-01B), that is available for download from the [ICS-CERT website](/ics/). Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to NCCIC for tracking and correlation against other incidents. No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability. This vulnerability is not exploitable remotely. Low skill level is needed to exploit. ## VULNERABILITY OVERVIEW ## [UNCONTROLLED SEARCH PATH ELEMENT CWE-427](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/427.html) An attacker may execute malicious DLL files that have been placed within the search path. [CVE-2018-7239](http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2018-7239) has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is ([AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H](https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)). ## RESEARCHER ADLab of Venustech reported this vulnerability to NCCIC. ## BACKGROUND **Critical Infrastructure Sectors:** Critical manufacturing **Countries/Areas Deployed:** Worldwide **Company Headquarters Location:** France