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ICSA-24-226-06: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition (Update A) ↗ source

August 13, 2024 CISA ICS Advisory

Summary

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow any user to edit or replace files, which are executed by account with elevated permissions. CVE-2024-7513: A code execution vulnerability exists in the affected product. The vulnerability occurs due to improper default file permissions allowing any user to edit or replace files, which are executed by account with elevated permissions.

Advisory Details CISA ICS CSAF feed

Advisory ID
ICSA-24-226-06
Status
Final · version 2
Initial release
2024-08-13
Last revised
2024-08-29 (2 revisions)
Vendor
Rockwell Automation
Critical infrastructure sectors
Chemical, Commercial Facilities, Critical Manufacturing, Energy, Government Facilities, Water and Wastewater Systems
Deployed
Worldwide
Vendor headquarters
United States

No known public exploitation specifically targeting this vulnerability has been reported to CISA at this time. This vulnerability is not exploitable remotely.

Credit: Rockwell Automation

Affected products (1)
  • FactoryTalk View SE — 13.0
Revision history (2)
  • 2024-08-29 — v2: Update A - Changed mitigation information.
  • 2024-08-13 — v1: Initial Publication

From CISA's machine-readable CSAF 2.0 advisory (JSON).

Vulnerabilities as Stated by the Advisory

CVEWeaknessCVSS v3Details
CVE-2024-7513 CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource 8.8 High A code execution vulnerability exists in the affected product. The vulnerability occurs due to improper default file permissions allowing any user to edit or replace files, which are executed by account with elevated permissions.

Mitigation: By default, all HMI server projects are saved in the HMI projects folder on the HMI server computer located at C:\Users\Public\Documents\RSView Enterprise\SE\HMI projects. Rockwell Automation encourages users of the affected software to enhance security and p…

Mitigation: Remove the INTERACTIVE group from the folder's security properties.

Mitigation: Add specific users or user groups and assign their permissions to this folder as needed.

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • FactoryTalk View SE 13.0

Vendor fix: If you assign read-only permission to those users or user groups, they can only view and will not be able to write to project files. Users with read-only permission can still test run and run the FactoryTalk View SE client.

Vendor fix: In Version 14: Open FactoryTalk View Studio -> Help -> FactoryTalk View SE Help -> In the Help file -> Security -> "HMI projects folder"

Mitigation: For information on how to mitigate security risks on industrial automation control systems, Rockwell Automation encourages customers to implement their suggested security best practices to minimize the risk of the vulnerability.

Mitigation: For more information, refer to Rockwell Automation's security advisory SD 1688.

Scores and weakness types are as CISA or the republishing vendor stated them in this advisory; the linked CVE pages carry the independently enriched CVSS and SSVC assessments.

News Coverage

No coverage found in monitored research blogs or news feeds.

CVEs Referenced in This Publication

CVECVSSAffected
CVE-2024-7513 8.5 High Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition CVE-2024-7513 IMPACT A code execution vulnerability exists in the affected product. The vulnerability occurs due to improper default file permission…

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Vendors Named in This Publication

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