INEA ME RTU Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in an OS Command (CVE-2023-2131)

critical Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 501166

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

Versions of INEA ME RTU firmware prior to 3.36 are vulnerable to OS command injection, which could allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.

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Solution

The following text was originally created by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The original can be found at CISA.gov.

INEA has developed mitigations for this vulnerability and recommends users update to the latest firmware version:

- ME RTU: Update to version 3.36 or later.

See Also

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-110-01

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 501166

Version: 1.10

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 6/1/2023

Updated: 9/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-2131

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:/o:inea:me_rtu_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Mitsubishi

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/20/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-2131

CWE: 78

ICSA: 23-110-01