CVE-2020-8477

ABB System 800xA Information Manager Remote Code Execution

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 22, 2020 at 02:46 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:26 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendor800XA Information Manager

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

The installations for ABB System 800xA Information Manager versions 5.1, 6.0 to 6.0.3.2 and 6.1 wrongly contain an auxiliary component. An attacker is able to use this for an XSS-like attack to an authenticated local user, which might lead to execution of arbitrary code.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5 ≤ v ≤ 5.16.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.0.3.26.1 ≤ v < 6.1*55.16.06.1
Affected range stops below 6.1*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

8.8HIGHABB
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79CWE-489

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