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ICSA-25-203-05: Schneider Electric System Monitor Application ↗ source

July 22, 2025 CISA ICS Advisory

Summary

Schneider Electric is aware of a vulnerability in its System Monitor application of Harmony Industrial PC and Pro-face PS5000 trusted Legacy industrial PC series products. The Harmony Industrial PC Series and Pro-face PS5000 legacy industrial PC Series are iPCs which incorporate slim, flexible and durable design allowing each customer to configure their iPC based on their individual application needs. These products offer flexible connectivity to a range of devices and designs. Failure to apply the remediations provided below may risk untrusted code execution which could result in operational failures. CVE-2020-11023: In jQuery versions greater than or equal to 1.0.3 and before 3.5.0, passing HTML containing <option> elements from untrusted sources - even after sanitizing it - to one of jQuery's DOM manipulation methods (i.e. .html(), .append(), and others) may execute untrusted code. This problem is patched in jQuery 3.5.0.

Advisory Details CISA ICS CSAF feed

Advisory ID
ICSA-25-203-05
Status
Final · version 1.0.0
Initial release
2025-07-08
Last revised
2025-07-08
Vendor
Schneider Electric
Critical infrastructure sectors
Commercial Facilities, Critical Manufacturing, Energy
Deployed
Worldwide
Vendor headquarters
France

Republished vendor advisory. This ICSA is a verbatim republication of Schneider Electric CPCERT SEVD-2025-189-02 from a direct conversion of their vendor's Common Security Advisory Framework (CSAF) advisory. This is republished to CISA's website as a means of increasing visibility and is provided "as-is" for informational purposes only. CISA is not responsible for the editorial or technical accuracy of republished advisories and provides no warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within this advisory.…

General Security Recommendations: We strongly recommend the following industry cybersecurity best practices. https://www.se.com/us/en/download/document/7EN52-0390/ * Locate control and safety system networks and remote devices behind firewalls and isolate them from the business network. * Install physical controls so no unauthorized personnel can access your industrial control and safety systems, components, peripheral equipment, and networks. * Place all controllers in locked cabinets and never leave them in the “Program” mode. * Never connect programming software to any network other than the network intended for that device. * Scan all methods of mobile data exchange with the isolated network such as CDs, USB drives, etc. before use in the terminals or any node connected to these networks. * Never allow mobile devices that have connected to any other network besides the intended network to connect to the safety or control networks without proper sanitation. * Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and systems and ensure that they are not accessible from the Internet. * When remote access is required, use secure methods, such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Recognize that VPNs may have vulnerabilities and should be updated to the most current version available. Also, understand that VPNs are only as secure as the connected devices. For more information refer to the Schneider Electric Recommended Cybersecurity Best Practices document.

For More Information: This document provides an overview of the identified vulnerability or vulnerabilities and actions required to mitigate. For more details and assistance on how to protect your installation, contact your local Schneider Electric representative or Schneider Electric Industrial Cybersecurity Services: https://www.se.com/ww/en/work/solutions/cybersecurity/. These organizations will be fully aware of this situation and can support you through the process. For further information related to cybersecurity in Schneider Electric’s products, visit the company’s cybersecurity support portal page: https://www.se.com/ww/en/work/support/cybersecurity/overview.jsp

About Schneider Electric: Schneider's purpose is to create Impact by empowering all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life Is On. Our mission is to be the trusted partner in Sustainability and Efficiency. We are a global industrial technology leader bringing world-leading expertise in electrification, automation and digitization to smart industries, resilient infrastructure, future-proof data centers, intelligent buildings, and intuitive homes. Anchored by our deep domain expertise, we provide integrated end-to-end lifecycle AI enabled Industrial IoT solutions with connected products, automation, software and services, delivering digital twins to enable profitable growth for our customers. We are a people company with an ecosystem of 150,000 colleagues and more than a million partners operating in over 100 countries to ensure proximity to our customers and stakeholders. We embrace diversity and inclusion in everything we do, guided by our meaningful purpose of a sustainable future for all.

Vulnerability Details: Vulnerability disclosed by GitHub in the jQuery product impacts Schneider Electric HMI products. Additional information about the vulnerability can be found in CVE.org portal: jQuery CVE Record: CVE-2020-11023 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11023

Credit: Schneider Electric CPCERT

Affected products (3)
  • System Monitor application
  • Harmony Industrial PC — all versions
  • Pro-face Industrial PC — all versions

From CISA's machine-readable CSAF 2.0 advisory (JSON).

Vulnerabilities as Stated by the Advisory

CVEWeaknessCVSS v3Details
CVE-2020-11023 KEV CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') 6.9 Medium CVE-2020-11023
In jQuery versions greater than or equal to 1.0.3 and before 3.5.0, passing HTML containing <option> elements from untrusted sources - even after sanitizing it - to one of jQuery's DOM manipulation methods (i.e. .html(), .append(), and others) may execute untrusted code. This problem is patched in jQuery 3.5.0.

Vendor fix: Customer can uninstall System Monitor application using installer available for download here: https://www.se.com/ww/en/product-range/61054- harmony-industrial-pc/#software-and-firmware Please follow the steps described in the guideline attached as a .pdf in … ↗

Vendor fix: Customer can uninstall System Monitor application using installer available for download here: https://www.proface.com/en/product/ipc/ps5000/download Please follow the steps described in the guideline attached as a .pdf in the downloaded uninstaller guide. ↗

Mitigation: If customers choose not to apply the remediation provided above, they should immediately apply the following mitigations to reduce the risk of exploit: • Stop the system monitor if not required by turning off the services as specified in user guide: o Harmony… ↗

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • CSAFPID-0004
  • CSAFPID-0005

Mitigation: If customers choose not to apply the remediation provided above, they should immediately apply the following mitigations to reduce the risk of exploit: • Stop the system monitor if not required by turning off the services as specified in user guide: o Pro-face PS5000 legacy industrial PC Series User Manual • Setup network segmentation and implement a firewall to block all unauthorized access to c…

Scores and weakness types are as CISA or the republishing vendor stated them in this advisory; the linked CVE pages carry the independently enriched CVSS and SSVC assessments.

News Coverage

No coverage found in monitored research blogs or news feeds.

CVEs Referenced in This Publication

CVECVSSAffected
CVE-2020-11023 6.9 Medium JQuery JQuery JQuery contains a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. When passing maliciously formed, untrusted input enclosed in HTML tags, JQuery…

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Vendors Named in This Publication

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