VDB-212367 · CVE-2022-38744 · GCVE-0-2022-38744

Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarm/Events Service improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Alarm/Events Service. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-38744. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk (Automation Software) (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Alarm/Events Service. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

An unauthenticated attacker with network access to a victim's Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarm and Events service could open a connection, causing the service to fault and become unavailable. The affected port could be used as a server ping port and uses messages structured with XML.

The weakness was disclosed 10/27/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at rockwellautomation.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-38744 since 08/24/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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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Productinfo

Type

Automation Software

Vendor

Rockwell Automation

Name

FactoryTalk

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.5
CNA Vector (Rockwell Automation): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/24/2022 🔍
10/27/2022 +64 days 🔍
10/27/2022 +0 days 🔍
10/27/2022 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rockwellautomation.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-38744 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38744
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212367

Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2022 19:51
Changes: 10/27/2022 19:51 (48)
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Cache ID: 216::103