Festo CECX-X-M1 Modular Controller improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Festo CECX-X-M1 Modular Controller. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-0769. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Festo CECX-X-M1 Modular Controller (affected version not known). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Festo CECX-X-C1 Modular Master Controller with CoDeSys and CECX-X-M1 Modular Controller with CoDeSys and SoftMotion do not require authentication for connections to certain TCP ports, which allows remote attackers to (1) modify the configuration via a request to the debug service on port 4000 or (2) delete log entries via a request to the log service on port 4001.

The weakness was disclosed 04/25/2014 with IOActive (Website). The advisory is shared at ics-cert.us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0769 since 01/02/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92893), EUVD (EUVD-2014-0800), SecurityFocus (BID 67067†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48477†). The entry VDB-69476 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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04/24/2014 +112 days 🔍
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04/25/2014 +1 days 🔍
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02/05/2015 +286 days 🔍
03/25/2015 +48 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ics-cert.us-cert.gov
Organization: IOActive
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-0769 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0769
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69477
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X-Force: 92893
SecurityFocus: 67067 - Festo CECX-X-C1 And CECX-X-M1 Controllers Multiple Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 48477 - Festo Modular Master Controller with CoDeSys Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 07/03/2025 01:14
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (52), 06/19/2017 08:31 (4), 07/03/2025 00:13 (24), 07/03/2025 01:14 (1)
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