Description
The vulnerability, if exploited, could allow an authenticated miscreant (with privilege of "aaConfigTools") to tamper with App Objects' help files and persist a cross-site scripting (XSS) injection that when executed by a victim user, can result in horizontal or vertical escalation of privileges. The vulnerability can only be exploited during config-time operations within the IDE component of Application Server. Run-time components and operations are not affected.
Problem types
Product status
Any version
Credits
AVEVA reported this vulnerability to CISA.
References
www.aveva.com/...updates/SecurityBulletin-AVEVA-2025-005.pdf
www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-317-02
github.com/...p/csaf_files/OT/white/2025/icsa-25-317-02.json