Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 1769-L up to 28.010 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 1769-L up to 28.010. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-2279. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 1769-L up to 28.010 (Automation Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web server in Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 1769-L* before 28.011+ allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 03/02/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at ics-cert.us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-2279 since 02/09/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 28.011+ eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (44626) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57182†). 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: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 1769-L 28.011+

Timelineinfo

08/13/2015 🔍
02/09/2016 +180 days 🔍
03/02/2016 +22 days 🔍
03/02/2016 +0 days 🔍
03/03/2016 +1 days 🔍
03/09/2016 +6 days 🔍
06/03/2026 +3737 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ics-cert.us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-2279 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2279
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81141
SecurityTracker: 1035190
Vulnerability Center: 57182 - Rockwell Automation CompactLogix Remote XSS Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/03/2016 10:19
Updated: 06/03/2026 18:28
Changes: 03/03/2016 10:19 (63), 09/02/2018 10:41 (4), 07/08/2022 19:42 (4), 06/21/2024 11:36 (15), 06/03/2026 18:28 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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