Beckhoff TwinCAT ADS Communication Password Bruteforce (CVE-2014-5414)

critical Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 500332

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

Beckhoff Embedded PC images before 2014-10-22 and Automation Device Specification (ADS) TwinCAT components do not restrict the number of authentication attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute- force attack.

This plugin only works with Tenable.ot. Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.

Solution

- Restriction of ADS communication to trusted networks only.
- The IPC Security Manual provides suggestions/recommendations for secure usage of ADS communication.

For more information please refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 500332

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 2/7/2022

Updated: 12/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-5414

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:beckhoff:twincat

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Beckhoff

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/5/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/5/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-5414

CWE: 254

ICSA: 16-278-02

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