7.8 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
7.5 High
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
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
61.6%
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series CPU modules (R00/01/02CPU all versions, R04/08/16/32/120(EN)CPU all versions, R08/16/32/120SFCPU all versions, R08/16/32/120PCPU all versions, R08/16/32/120PSFCPU all versions) allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to prevent legitimate clients from connecting to the MELSOFT transmission port (TCP/IP) by not closing a connection properly, which may lead to a denial of service (DoS) condition.
This plugin only works with Tenable.ot. Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
##
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
##
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(500585);
script_version("1.8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/03/04");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-20591");
script_name(english:"Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R Series Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CVE-2021-20591)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series CPU modules (R00/01/02CPU all
versions, R04/08/16/32/120(EN)CPU all versions, R08/16/32/120SFCPU all versions, R08/16/32/120PCPU all versions,
R08/16/32/120PSFCPU all versions) allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to prevent legitimate clients from connecting
to the MELSOFT transmission port (TCP/IP) by not closing a connection properly, which may lead to a denial of service
(DoS) condition.
This plugin only works with Tenable.ot. Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for
more information.");
# https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2021-003_en.pdf
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e718c549");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU98060539/index.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-21-147-05");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
'The following text was originally created by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The original
can be found at CISA.gov.
Mitsubishi Electric recommends the following mitigations:
- Use a firewall, a virtual private network (VPN), etc., to prevent unauthorized access when Internet access is
required.
- Use within a LAN and block access from untrusted networks and hosts through firewalls.
- Use the IP filter function to restrict the connectable IP addresses. See MELSEC iQ-R Ethernet Userâs Manual
(Application) 1.13 Security âIP filterâ for more information.
- Use the MELSOFT transmission port (UDP/IP).
- If Port 5007 of the MELSOFT transmission port (TCP/IP) is not used, set b2 to "1" in advance. See MELSEC iQ-R Ethernet
Userâs Manual (Application) Appendix 3, Buffer Memory for more information.
If this vulnerability is exploited, legitimate users can recover by first disabling the port with the forced connection
invalidation function and then re-enabling the port. For an example see MELSEC iQ-R Ethernet Userâs Manual (Application)
Appendix 3, Buffer Memory.
Please refer to the Mitsubishi Electric advisory for further details.');
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-20591");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(400);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/06/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/06/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2022/02/07");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r00cpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r01cpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r02cpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r04cpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r08cpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r16cpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r32cpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r120cpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r08sfcpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r16sfcpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r32sfcpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r120sfcpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r08pcpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r16pcpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r32pcpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r120pcpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r08psfcpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r16psfcpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r32psfcpu_firmware");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r120psfcpu_firmware");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Tenable.ot");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2022-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("tenable_ot_api_integration.nasl");
script_require_keys("Tenable.ot/Mitsubishi");
exit(0);
}
include('tenable_ot_cve_funcs.inc');
get_kb_item_or_exit('Tenable.ot/Mitsubishi');
var asset = tenable_ot::assets::get(vendor:'Mitsubishi');
var vuln_cpes = {
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r00cpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r01cpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r02cpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r04cpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r08cpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r16cpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r32cpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r120cpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r08sfcpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r16sfcpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r32sfcpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r120sfcpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r08pcpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r16pcpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r32pcpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r120pcpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r08psfcpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r16psfcpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r32psfcpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"},
"cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r120psfcpu_firmware" :
{"family" : "MELSECiQR"}
};
tenable_ot::cve::compare_and_report(asset:asset, cpes:vuln_cpes, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
mitsubishielectric | r00cpu_firmware | cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r00cpu_firmware | |
mitsubishielectric | r01cpu_firmware | cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r01cpu_firmware | |
mitsubishielectric | r02cpu_firmware | cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r02cpu_firmware | |
mitsubishielectric | r04cpu_firmware | cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r04cpu_firmware | |
mitsubishielectric | r08cpu_firmware | cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r08cpu_firmware | |
mitsubishielectric | r16cpu_firmware | cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r16cpu_firmware | |
mitsubishielectric | r32cpu_firmware | cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r32cpu_firmware | |
mitsubishielectric | r120cpu_firmware | cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r120cpu_firmware | |
mitsubishielectric | r08sfcpu_firmware | cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r08sfcpu_firmware | |
mitsubishielectric | r16sfcpu_firmware | cpe:/o:mitsubishielectric:r16sfcpu_firmware |
7.8 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
7.5 High
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
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
61.6%