Vulnerability · Published Jun 13, 2023 · Assigned by Rockwell
CVE-2023-2638Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk System Services Vulnerable to a Denial-of-Service Attack
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity improper authentication in FactoryTalk System Services from Rockwell Automation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Rockwell Automation's FactoryTalk System Services does not verify that a backup configuration archive is password protected. Improper authorization in FTSSBackupRestore.exe may lead to the loading of malicious configuration archives. This vulnerability may allow a local, authenticated non-admin user to craft a malicious backup archive, without password protection, that will be loaded by FactoryTalk System Services as a valid backup when a restore procedure takes places. User interaction is required for this vulnerability to be successfully exploited.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Automation | FactoryTalk System Services | <= 6.20 |
Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H