WAGO e!Cockpit up to 1.6.0.7 Firmware Update input validation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in WAGO e!Cockpit up to 1.6.0.7. This affects an unknown function of the component Firmware Update Handler. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-5159. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in WAGO e!Cockpit up to 1.6.0.7 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Firmware Update Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An exploitable improper input validation vulnerability exists in the firmware update functionality of WAGO e!COCKPIT automation software v1.6.0.7. A specially crafted firmware update file can allow an attacker to write arbitrary files to arbitrary locations on WAGO controllers as a part of executing a firmware update, potentially resulting in code execution. An attacker can create a malicious firmware update package file using any zip utility. The user must initiate a firmware update through e!COCKPIT and choose the malicious wup file using the file browser to trigger the vulnerability.

The weakness was presented 03/11/2020. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-5159 since 01/04/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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

See VDB-151312 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Vendor

• WAGO

Name

• e!Cockpit

Version

• 1.6.0.0
• 1.6.0.1
• 1.6.0.2
• 1.6.0.3
• 1.6.0.4
• 1.6.0.5
• 1.6.0.6
• 1.6.0.7

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• commercial

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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