Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform up to 6.11 Policy access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform up to 6.11. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Policy Handler. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2021-32960. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform up to 6.11 (Automation Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component Policy Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 04/02/2022 as icsa-21-161-01. It is possible to read the advisory at cisa.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-32960 since 05/13/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/17/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/13/2021 🔍
04/02/2022 +324 days 🔍
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04/17/2025 +1111 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: icsa-21-161-01
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-32960 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-32960
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-196299

Entryinfo

Created: 04/02/2022 08:21
Updated: 04/17/2025 19:22
Changes: 04/02/2022 08:21 (50), 04/05/2022 10:53 (1), 04/17/2025 19:22 (33)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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