CVE-2020-24683 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2020-24683

Authentication Bypass in Symphony Plus

Vulnerability Description

The affected versions of S+ Operations (version 2.1 SP1 and earlier) used an approach for user authentication which relies on validation at the client node (client-side authentication). This is not as secure as having the server validate a client application before allowing a connection. Therefore, if the network communication or endpoints for these applications are not protected, unauthorized actors can bypass authentication and make unauthorized connections to the server application.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Operations
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: December 22nd, 2020
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-602 CWE-305

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.