A vulnerability was found in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk System Services (Automation Software) (unknown version). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the file FTSSBackupRestore.exe of the component Backup Configuration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 06/14/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at rockwellautomation.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-2638 since 05/10/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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