8.6 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
37.2%
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access sensitive information in the file system and memory.
The following versions of Omron CS/CJ series, programmable logic controllers, are affected:
3.2.1 MISSING AUTHENTICATION FOR CRITICAL FUNCTION CWE-306
Omron CS/CJ series programmable logic controllers are missing authentication for the file system. This could allow an attacker to access the file system (via memory card or EM file memory) and obtain all available sensitive information.
CVE-2022-45794 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
Reid Wightman of Dragos reported this vulnerability to CISA.
OMRON recommends users take the following mitigation measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of these vulnerabilities.
For more information, see Omronβs Advisory.
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 at cisa.gov/ics. Several CISA products detailing cyber defense best 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 at cisa.gov/ics in the technical information paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01BβTargeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.
Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability.
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