8.3
HIGH
CVE-2024-0220
B&R Automation Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

B&R Automation Studio Upgrade Service and B&R Technology Guarding use insufficient cryptography for communication to the upgrade and the licensing servers. A network-based attacker could exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the products or sniff sensitive data.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 22, 2024, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 19, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-0220 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 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-2024-0220.

URL Resource
https://www.br-automation.com/fileadmin/SA23P019_Automation_Studio_Upgrade_Service_uses_insufficient_encryption.pdf-1b3b181c.pdf

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-2024-0220 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-0220 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]

    Sep. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB) CWE-1240
    Removed CWE Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB) CWE-326
    Removed CWE Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB) CWE-311
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description B&R Automation Studio Upgrade Service and B&R Technology Guarding use insufficient cryptography for communication to the upgrade and the licensing servers. A network-based attacker could exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the products or sniff sensitive data. Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data, Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information, Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'), Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerability in B&R Industrial Automation B&R Automation Studio (Upgrade Service modules), B&R Industrial Automation Technology Guarding.This issue affects B&R Automation Studio: <4.6; Technology Guarding: <1.4.0. B&R Automation Studio Upgrade Service and B&R Technology Guarding use insufficient cryptography for communication to the upgrade and the licensing servers. A network-based attacker could exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the products or sniff sensitive data.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description B&R Automation Studio Upgrade Service and B&R Technology Guarding use insufficient cryptography for communication to the upgrade and the licensing servers. A network-based attacker could exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the products or sniff sensitive data. Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data, Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information, Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'), Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerability in B&R Industrial Automation B&R Automation Studio (Upgrade Service modules), B&R Industrial Automation Technology Guarding.This issue affects B&R Automation Studio: <4.6; Technology Guarding: <1.4.0.
    Added Reference Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB) https://www.br-automation.com/fileadmin/SA23P019_Automation_Studio_Upgrade_Service_uses_insufficient_encryption.pdf-1b3b181c.pdf [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB) CWE-311
    Added CWE Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB) CWE-326
    Added CWE Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB) CWE-319
    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
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