CVE-2022-2825
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kepware KEPServerEX 6.11.718.0.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kepware KEPServerEX 6.11.718.0. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of text encoding conversions. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-18411.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.43% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-121
- Affected
- ge/industrial gateway server · ptc/kepware kepserverex · ptc/opc-aggregator · ptc/thingworx industrial connectivity · ptc/thingworx kepware edge · ptc/thingworx kepware server · rockwellautomation/kepserver enterprise · softwaretoolbox/top server
- Source
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
References
- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-242-10Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1455/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-242-10Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1455/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.