Vulnerability · Published Jul 25, 2022 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2022-35870

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 44.3% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)44.3%top 1.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Inductive Automation Ignition 8.1.15 (b2022030114). Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within com.inductiveautomation.metro.impl. 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-17265.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Inductive Automation Ignition 8.1.15 (b2022030114)

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

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