Rockwell Automation Select Communication Modules Out-of-Bounds Write (CVE-2023-3596)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 501228

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability exists in the 1756-EN4* products, it could allow a malicious user to cause a denial of service by asserting the target system through maliciously crafted CIP messages.

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Solution

The following text was originally created by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The original can be found at CISA.gov.

Rockwell Automation has released the following versions to fix these vulnerabilities and can be addressed by performing a standard firmware update. Customers are strongly encouraged to implement the risk mitigations provided below and to the extent possible, to combine these with the security best practices to employ multiple strategies simultaneously.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a39743bf

http://www.nessus.org/u?3ba6a760

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-193-01

http://www.nessus.org/u?943d08b7

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 501228

Version: 1.8

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 7/12/2023

Updated: 3/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-3596

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:rockwellautomation:1756-en4tr_series_a_firmware, cpe:/o:rockwellautomation:1756-en4trk_series_a_firmware, cpe:/o:rockwellautomation:1756-en4trxt_series_a_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Rockwell

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/1/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/12/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-3596

CWE: 787