10 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
10 High
CVSS4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/SC:H/VI:H/SI:H/VA:H/SA:H
8.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.1%
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands.
PTC reports that the following versions of Creo Elements/Direct License Server are affected; note that this vulnerability does not impact “Creo License server”:
Creo Elements Direct License Server exposes a web interface which can be used by unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands on the server.
CVE-2024-6071 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3.1 base score of 10.0 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
A CVSS v4 score has also been calculated for CVE-2024-6071. A base score of 10.0 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (CVSS4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H).
Thomas Riedmaier of Siemens Energy reported this vulnerability to PTC.
PTC recommends that users upgrade to Creo Elements/Direct License Server 20.7.0.1 or higher version:
If additional questions remain, please contact PTC Technical Support.
For more information, see PTC’s CS article.
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.
CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:
No known public exploitation specifically targeting this vulnerability has been reported to CISA at this time.
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cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html
github.com/cisagov/CSAF
public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCISA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDHSCISA_138
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www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf
www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems
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www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/publications/emailscams0905.pdf
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www.facebook.com/CISA
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10 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
10 High
CVSS4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/SC:H/VI:H/SI:H/VA:H/SA:H
8.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.1%