VDB-117628 · CVE-2017-6015 · BID 96996

Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation 4.00.02 Whitespace access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation 4.00.02. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation as part of Whitespace can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-6015. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation 4.00.02 (Automation Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation as part of a Whitespace leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Without quotation marks, any whitespace in the file path for Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation version 4.00.02 remains ambiguous, which may allow an attacker to link to or run a malicious executable. This may allow an authorized, but not privileged local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the system. CVSS v3 base score: 8.8, CVSS vector string: (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H). Rockwell Automation has released a new version of FactoryTalk Activation, Version 4.01, which addresses the identified vulnerability. Rockwell Automation recommends upgrading to the latest version of FactoryTalk Activation, Version 4.01 or later.

The bug was discovered 03/21/2017. The weakness was presented 05/11/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-6015 since 02/16/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 416 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 96996†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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02/04/2020 +634 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-6015 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6015
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117628
SecurityFocus: 96996 - Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation CVE-2017-6015 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2018 18:51
Updated: 02/04/2020 15:25
Changes: 05/11/2018 18:51 (60), 02/04/2020 15:25 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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