Improper Privilege Management in Rockwell Automation Stratix 5800 and Stratix 5200 running Cisco IOS XE
| Risk | Critical |
| Patch available | NO |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-20198 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-269 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Stratix 5200 Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc Stratix 5800 Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc |
| Vendor | Rockwell Automation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one critical risk vulnerability.
1) Improper Privilege Management
EUVDB-ID: #VU82065
Risk: Critical
CVSSv3.1: 10 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20198
CWE-ID:
CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the web UI feature. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected device and create an account with privilege level 15 access.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsStratix 5200: All versions
Stratix 5800: All versions
External linkshttp://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-297-01
http://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-in/support/advisory.PN1653.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
