CVE-2020-24673
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn S+ Operations and S+ Historian, a successful SQL injection exploit can read sensitive data from the database, modify database data (Insert/Update/Delete), execute administration operations on the database (such as shutdown the DBMS), recover the content of a given file present on the DBMS file system and in some cases issue commands to the operating system. This can lead to a loss of confidentiality and data integrity or even affect the product behavior and its availability.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in S+ Operations and S+ Historian allows attackers to read/modify/delete database contents, execute database administration operations, recover files from the DBMS filesystem, and in some cases execute OS-level commands. The critical severity (9.8) stems from the combination of network-exploitable attack vector and complete confidentiality/integrity impact.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3.0= 3.1= 1.1= 2.0= 2.1= 3.0= 3.1= 3.2= 3.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if ABB S+ Historian or S+ Operations is installedCheck system inventory, installed software list, or application directory for ABB Symphony+ components. Look for directories or services named 'S+ Historian' or 'S+ Operations' on the system.Affected if Either product is present on the system
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Determine installed version of ABB S+ HistorianCheck the application's about dialog, version information in the installation directory, or product documentation. Compare the version number against 3.0 and 3.1.Affected if Version is 3.0 or 3.1
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Determine installed version of ABB S+ OperationsCheck the application's about dialog, version information in the installation directory, or product documentation. Compare the version number against 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3.Affected if Version is 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, or 3.3
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Verify if web interface or API is accessibleCheck network configuration to determine if the application's web interface or API endpoints are exposed to network access. Review firewall rules and service bindings.Affected if The application interface is network-accessible from untrusted locations
The environment is affected if ABB S+ Historian (versions 3.0-3.1) or S+ Operations (versions 1.1-3.3) is installed and the application interface is network-accessible, allowing attackers to inject malicious SQL queries through exposed input fields.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement parameterized queries or prepared statements to remediate the SQL injection. Until patch is applied, restrict network access to these systems and apply least-principle database user permissions to limit exploitation impact.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-24673 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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