Improper Authorization in Automation Studio and Automation Runtime - CVE-2019-19108

 

Improper Authorization in Automation Studio and Automation Runtime - CVE-2019-19108

Published: February 21, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU25500
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19108
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to a weakness in SNMP service. A remote attacker can modify the configuration of affected devices via the service.

The following versions of B&R products are affected:

  • Automation Studio Versions 2.7, 3.0.71, 3.0.80, 3.0.81, 3.0.90, 4.0.x to 4.6.4, and 4.7.2
  • Automation Runtime Versions 2.96, 3.00, 3.01, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08 to 3.10, 4.00 to 4.03, 4.04 to 4.03, 4.04 to 4.63, 4.72 and above.

Affected software

Automation Studio
Automation Runtime

How to mitigate CVE-2019-19108

Vendor recommends to update to the following versions.

  • AS 4.6.5 (Planned release date: 2020-03-27) and higher
  • AS 4.7.3 (Planned release date: 2020-04-10) and higher
  • AS 4.8.2 (Planned release date: 2020-06-11) and higher


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