Summary
ABB has been contacted by a researcher who identified a vulnerability in one of its products. ABB has been contacted by a researcher who identified a vulnerability in one of its products. The vulnerability report has been shared in responsible disclosure.
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the product to become unusable.
ABB confirms the vulnerability but at the same time acknowledges that the issue affects exclusively classic KNX devices that are not supporting the latest KNX Secure standard. Due to a lack of security in legacy KNX devices, the issue cannot be resolved via a software change. In order to actively exploit this vulnerability, an attacker requires physical access to the bus, the affected device is connected to.
ABB has no plans of corrective measures.
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 6.4
Integrity mechanism of KNX-device FW-files can be bypassed in ABB Update Tool
Missing support for integrity check vulnerability in ABB KNX Update Tool (ABB), ABB KNX Update Tool (BJE). This issue affects KNX Update Tool (ABB): through 2.0.175; KNX Update Tool (BJE): through 2.0.175.
Revision history
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#2
Initial CISA Republication of ABB PSIRT 9AKK108472A9270 advisory
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#1
Initial version
References
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ABB CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY - PDF Version
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK108472A9270&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=pdf&Action=Launch
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Cybersecurity Protection for Smart Buildings
https://new.abb.com/low-voltage/products/building-automation/product-range/abb-i-bus-knx/cybersecurity-protection-for-smart-buildings
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ICS Advisory ICSA-26-209-07 - Web Version
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-209-07
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-alerts/ics-alert-10-301-01
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/targeted-cyber-intrusion-detection-and-mitigation-strategies-update-b