8.3
HIGH
CVE-2021-22282
B&R Industrial Automation Automation Studio Code Injection Vulnerability
Description

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in B&R Industrial Automation Automation Studio allows Local Execution of Code.This issue affects Automation Studio: from 4.0 through 4.12.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 2, 2024, 7:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 10, 2024, 4:04 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-22282 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 Br-automation automation_studio
2 Br-automation studio
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-2021-22282.

URL Resource
https://www.br-automation.com/fileadmin/2021-12_RCE_Vulnerability_in_BnR_Automation_Studio-1b993aeb.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).

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-22282 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-22282 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.br-automation.com/fileadmin/2021-12_RCE_Vulnerability_in_BnR_Automation_Studio-1b993aeb.pdf No Types Assigned https://www.br-automation.com/fileadmin/2021-12_RCE_Vulnerability_in_BnR_Automation_Studio-1b993aeb.pdf Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:br-automation:automation_studio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0 up to (including) 4.12
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Improper copy algorithm in the project extraction component in B&R Automation Studio 4 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute codeThis issue affects Automation Studio: from 4.X through 4.0. Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in B&R Industrial Automation Automation Studio allows Local Execution of Code.This issue affects Automation Studio: from 4.0 through 4.12.
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Improper copy algorithm in the project extraction component in B&R Automation Studio 4 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute codeThis issue affects Automation Studio: from 4.X through 4.0.
    Added Reference Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB) https://www.br-automation.com/fileadmin/2021-12_RCE_Vulnerability_in_BnR_Automation_Studio-1b993aeb.pdf [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB) CWE-94
    Added CVSS V3.1 Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB) AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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-2021-22282 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-22282 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.05 }} 0.01%

score

0.19843

percentile

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