CVE-2016-9338
Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley MicroLogix Administrative Privilege Escalation
Description
An issue was discovered in Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1100 controller 1763-L16AWA, Series A and B, Version 14.000 and prior versions; 1763-L16BBB, Series A and B, Version 14.000 and prior versions; 1763-L16BWA, Series A and B, Version 14.000 and prior versions; and 1763-L16DWD, Series A and B, Version 14.000 and prior versions. Because of an Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource, users with administrator privileges may be able to remove all administrative users requiring a factory reset to restore ancillary web server function. Exploitation of this vulnerability will still allow the affected device to function in its capacity as a controller.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 13, 2017, 9:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 16, 2017, 6:05 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
1.2
Affected Products
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-9338.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95302 | VDB Entry Third Party Advisory |
| https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-336-06 | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 16, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/732.html">CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource</a> Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-336-06 No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-336-06 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95302 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95302 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1763-l16awa_series_a:14.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1763-l16awa_series_b:14.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1763-l16bbb_series_a:14.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1763-l16bbb_series_b:14.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1763-l16bwa_series_a:14.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1763-l16bwa_series_b:14.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1763-l16dwd_series_a:14.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1763-l16dwd_series_b:14.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1766-l32awa_series_a:15.004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1766-l32awa_series_b:15.004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1766-l32awaa_series_a:15.004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1766-l32awaa_series_b:15.004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bwa_series_a:15.004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bwa_series_b:15.004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bwaa_series_a:15.004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bwaa_series_b:15.004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bxb_series_a:15.004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bxb_series_b:15.004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bxba_series_a:15.004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bxba_series_b:15.004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 15, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95302 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9338 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9338
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.21777
percentile