Vulnerability · Published May 3, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2023-50218Inductive Automation Ignition ModuleInvoke Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity unsafe deserialization in Ignition from Inductive Automation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 55.0% (higher than 99.0% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)55.0%top 1.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Inductive Automation Ignition ModuleInvoke Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Inductive Automation Ignition. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the ModuleInvoke class. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21624.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Inductive Automation	Ignition	8.1.30

Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-23-1813 x_research-advisory
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