Vulnerability · Published Oct 17, 2022 · Assigned by Rockwell

CVE-2022-38743

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity improper access control in FactoryTalk VantagePoint. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 20.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk VantagePoint versions 8.0, 8.10, 8.20, 8.30, 8.31 are vulnerable to an improper access control vulnerability. The FactoryTalk VantagePoint SQL Server account could allow a malicious user with read-only privileges to execute SQL statements in the back-end database. If successfully exploited, this could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain access to restricted data.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a FactoryTalk VantagePoint 8.0, 8.10, 8.20, 8.30, 8.31

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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