4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
3.3 Low
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
30.1%
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to craft a malicious file, which when parsed, could lead to some information disclosure of hostnames or other resources from the program.
The following versions of Logix Designer Studio 500 are affected:
Logix Designer Studio 5000 Versions 32.00, 32.01, and 32.02
The affected product is vulnerable to an xml external entity (XXE) vulnerability, which may allow an attacker to view hostnames or other resources from the program.
CVE-2020-12025 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 3.6 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).
The Incite Team, as well as researchers at Claroty, reported this vulnerability to Rockwell Automation.
Rockwell Automation recommends that affected users of the AML or RDF files should not accept files from unknown sources and remain cautious of social engineering attempts that may take advantage of this vulnerability.
CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability. Specifically, users should:
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on us-cert.gov. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage on us-cert.gov in the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B–Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.
Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:
No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability. This vulnerability is not exploitable remotely.
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4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
3.3 Low
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
30.1%