CoDeSys Unauthenticated Command-line Access

critical Nessus Plugin ID 62797

Synopsis

Remote attackers can access the command line on the device without authenticating.

Description

The remote device is a CoDeSys PLC (programmable logic controller).
Nessus was able to bypass the authentication mechanism and execute a command on the device.

Solution

There are currently no known fixes. As a workaround, restrict access to the device.

See Also

http://www.digitalbond.com/tools/basecamp/3s-codesys/

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 62797

File Name: scada_codesys_cmd_exec.nbin

Version: 1.77

Type: remote

Family: SCADA

Published: 11/2/2012

Updated: 7/17/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:3ssoftware:codesys

Required KB Items: SCADA/CoDeSys

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/26/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-6068

BID: 52942

ICS-ALERT: 12-097-02

ICSA: 12-249-02, 13-011-01, 14-084-01