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
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