Rockwell 1766 Improper Access Control (CVE-2016-5645)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 500303

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 PLC 1766-L32BWA, 1766-L32AWA, 1766-L32BXB, 1766-L32BWAA, 1766-L32AWAA, and 1766-L32BXBA devices have a hardcoded SNMP community, which makes it easier for remote attackers to load arbitrary firmware updates by leveraging knowledge of this community.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 500303

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 2/7/2022

Updated: 9/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-5645

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/h:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bwa:-, cpe:/h:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bxb:-, cpe:/h:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bwaa:-, cpe:/h:rockwellautomation:1766-l32awa:-, cpe:/h:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bxba:-, cpe:/h:rockwellautomation:1766-l32awaa:-

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Rockwell

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/24/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/24/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5645

CWE: 284

ICSA: 16-224-01

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