Input validation error in Automation Studio 4 - CVE-2021-22289

 

Input validation error in Automation Studio 4 - CVE-2021-22289

Published: August 17, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU66571
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22289
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: B&R Industrial Automation GmbH
Affected software:
Automation Studio 4

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the project upload. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-22289

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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