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CRITICAL
CVE-2021-20599
Mitsubishi MELSEC iQ-R Cleartext Authentication Bypass
Description

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive InformationCleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability in MELSEC iQ-R series Safety CPU R08/16/32/120SFCPU firmware versions "26" and prior and MELSEC iQ-R series SIL2 Process CPU R08/16/32/120PSFCPU firmware versions "11" and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to login to a target CPU module by obtaining credentials other than password.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 14, 2021, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 18, 2024, 6:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-20599 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-20599 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 Mitsubishielectric r08sfcpu_firmware
2 Mitsubishielectric r16sfcpu_firmware
3 Mitsubishielectric r32sfcpu_firmware
4 Mitsubishielectric r120sfcpu_firmware
5 Mitsubishielectric r08psfcpu_firmware
6 Mitsubishielectric r16psfcpu_firmware
7 Mitsubishielectric r32psfcpu_firmware
8 Mitsubishielectric r120psfcpu_firmware
9 Mitsubishielectric r08sfcpu
10 Mitsubishielectric r16sfcpu
11 Mitsubishielectric r32sfcpu
12 Mitsubishielectric r120sfcpu
13 Mitsubishielectric r08psfcpu
14 Mitsubishielectric r16psfcpu
15 Mitsubishielectric r32psfcpu
16 Mitsubishielectric r120psfcpu
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-2021-20599.

URL Resource
https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU98578731 Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-287-03
https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2021-011_en.pdf Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Tools to dissect the Mitsubishi Electric MELSOFT protocol and warn on potential attacks related with the authentication and authorization stages.

Lua

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
6 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Nov. 8, 2023, 9:09 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-20599 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-20599 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability in MELSEC iQ-R series Safety CPU R08/16/32/120SFCPU firmware versions "26" and prior and MELSEC iQ-R series SIL2 Process CPU R08/16/32/120PSFCPU all versions allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to login to a target CPU module by obtaining credentials other than password. Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive InformationCleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability in MELSEC iQ-R series Safety CPU R08/16/32/120SFCPU firmware versions "26" and prior and MELSEC iQ-R series SIL2 Process CPU R08/16/32/120PSFCPU firmware versions "11" and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to login to a target CPU module by obtaining credentials other than password.
    Added CWE Mitsubishi Electric Corporation CWE-319
    Added CVSS V3.1 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Authorization bypass through user-controlled key vulnerability in MELSEC iQ-R series Safety CPU R08/16/32/120SFCPU all versions and MELSEC iQ-R series SIL2 Process CPU R08/16/32/120PSFCPU all versions allows an remote unauthenticated attacker to login to a target CPU module by obtaining credentials other than password. Cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability in MELSEC iQ-R series Safety CPU R08/16/32/120SFCPU firmware versions "26" and prior and MELSEC iQ-R series SIL2 Process CPU R08/16/32/120PSFCPU all versions allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to login to a target CPU module by obtaining credentials other than password.
    Added Reference https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-287-03 [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-863 CWE-639
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU98578731 No Types Assigned https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU98578731 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2021-011_en.pdf No Types Assigned https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2021-011_en.pdf Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r08sfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r08sfcpu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r16sfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r16sfcpu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r32sfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r32sfcpu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r120sfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r120sfcpu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r08psfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r08psfcpu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r16psfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r16psfcpu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r32psfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r32psfcpu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r120psfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:mitsubishielectric:r120psfcpu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-20599 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

0.30 }} 0.03%

score

0.69495

percentile

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