CODESYS PLCWinNT and Runtime Toolkit 32 prior 2.4.7.57 Password Protection insecure default initialization of resource

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in CODESYS PLCWinNT and Runtime Toolkit 32. This impacts an unknown function of the component Password Protection. This manipulation causes insecure default initialization of resource. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-31806. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CODESYS PLCWinNT and Runtime Toolkit 32. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Password Protection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insecure default initialization of resource vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1188. The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the administrator, but the default is not secure. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In CODESYS V2 PLCWinNT and Runtime Toolkit 32 in versions prior to V2.4.7.57 password protection is not enabled by default and there is no information or prompt to enable password protection at login in case no password is set at the controller.

The weakness was released 06/24/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at customers.codesys.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-31806 since 05/30/2022. 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 07/14/2022).

Upgrading to version 2.4.7.57 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insecure default initialization of resource
CWE: CWE-1188
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PLCWinNT and Runtime Toolkit 32 2.4.7.57

Timelineinfo

05/30/2022 🔍
06/24/2022 +25 days 🔍
06/24/2022 +0 days 🔍
07/14/2022 +20 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: customers.codesys.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-31806 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-31806
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-202651

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2022 12:49
Updated: 07/14/2022 13:24
Changes: 06/24/2022 12:49 (48), 07/14/2022 13:24 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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