3.3
LOW
CVE-2020-6980
Rockwell Automation MicroLogix SMTP Authority Disclosure
Description

Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 Controllers Series B v21.001 and prior, Series A, all versions, MicroLogix 1100 Controller, all versions, RSLogix 500 Software v12.001 and prior, If Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) account data is saved in RSLogix 500, a local attacker with access to a victim’s project may be able to gather SMTP server authentication data as it is written to the project file in cleartext.

INFO

Published Date :

March 16, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:36 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-6980 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Rockwellautomation micrologix_1100_firmware
2 Rockwellautomation micrologix_1400_b_firmware
3 Rockwellautomation micrologix_1400_a_firmware
4 Rockwellautomation rslogix_500
5 Rockwellautomation micrologix_1400
6 Rockwellautomation micrologix_1100
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-6980.

URL Resource
https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-070-06 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-070-06 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-6980 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-070-06
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-070-06 No Types Assigned https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-070-06 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CWE NIST CWE-312
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:rockwellautomation:micrologix_1400_a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:rockwellautomation:micrologix_1400_b_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 21.001 OR cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:micrologix_1400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:rockwellautomation:micrologix_1100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:micrologix_1100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:rslogix_500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 12.001
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.00501

percentile

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