CVE-2019-18998 [High] | Security Vulnerability in Asset Suite

Insufficient access control in the web interface of ABB Asset Suite versions 9.0 to 9.3, 9.4 prior to 9.4.2.6, 9.5 prior to 9.5.3.2 and 9.6.0 enables full access to directly referenced objects. An attacker with knowledge of a resource's URL can access the resource directly.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-11-21	0.16%	0.13%	-0.03%
2	2025-11-18	0.13%	0.16%	+0.03%
3	2025-05-10	—	0.13%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-11-21

0.16%

0.13%

-0.03%

2025-11-18

0.13%

0.16%

+0.03%

2025-05-10

—

0.13%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.1	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.8	4.2	[email protected]
7.1	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.8	4.2	[email protected]
5.5	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:S) A single authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:N) No availability impact.	8.0	4.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.1

3.1

HIGH

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

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

2.8

4.2

[email protected]

7.1

3.1

HIGH

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

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

2.8

4.2

[email protected]

5.5

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S): A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N): No availability impact.

8.0

4.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-18998

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
hitachienergy	asset_suite	>= 9.0.0, <= 9.3.0	cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:asset_suite::::::::
hitachienergy	asset_suite	>= 9.4, < 9.4.2.6	cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:asset_suite::::::::
hitachienergy	asset_suite	>= 9.5.0, < 9.5.3.2	cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:asset_suite::::::::
hitachienergy	asset_suite	9.6.0	cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:asset_suite:9.6.0:::::::*

References for CVE-2019-18998

URL	Tags
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK107492A9962&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch	Vendor Advisory
https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-072-02	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

URL

CVE-2019-18998 | Asset Suite Direct Object Reference Access

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-18998

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-18998

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-18998

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-18998

References for CVE-2019-18998