CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
17.0%
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service by sending invalid credentials.
The following versions of Johnson Controls Metasys and Facility Explorer are affected:
3.2.1 UNCONTROLLED RESOURCE CONSUMPTION CWE-400
Under certain circumstances, invalid authentication credentials could be sent to the login endpoint of Johnson Controls Metasys and Facility Explorer products to cause denial-of-service.
CVE-2023-4486 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Johnson Controls reported this vulnerability to CISA.
Johnson Controls recommends users update the products to the latest versions:
For more information, contact your local Johnson Controls office or Authorized Building Control Specialists (ABCS).
For more detailed mitigation instructions, please see Johnson Controls Product Security Advisory JCI-PSA-2023-08 v2.
CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability, such as:
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 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.
CISA encourages organizations to implement recommended cybersecurity strategies for proactive defense of ICS assets.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov/ics in the technical information paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B–Targeted 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 exploitation specifically targeting this vulnerability has been reported to CISA at this time.
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