CVE-2023-2637: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk System Services Vulnerable To Use Of Hard-Coded Cryptographic Key

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-2637 is a high (CVSS 8.2) Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability in rockwell automation factorytalk system services. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-06-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 02-01-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Rockwell Automation's FactoryTalk System Services uses a hard-coded cryptographic key to generate administrator cookies.  Hard-coded cryptographic key may lead to privilege escalation.  This vulnerability may allow a local, authenticated non-admin user to generate an invalid administrator cookie giving them administrative privileges to the FactoryTalk Policy Manger database. This may allow the threat actor to make malicious changes to the database that will be deployed when a legitimate FactoryTalk Policy Manager user deploys a security policy model. User interaction is required for this vulnerability to be successfully exploited.

• CWE-321Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic KeyThe product uses a hard-coded, unchangeable cryptographic key.
• CWE-798Use of Hard-coded CredentialsThe product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key.