CVE-2022-2848 — CRITICAL (9.1)

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-2848?

CVE-2022-2848 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.1/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2022-2848?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ge Industrial Gateway Server, Ptc Kepware Kepserverex, Ptc Opc-Aggregator, Ptc Thingworx Industrial Connectivity, Ptc Thingworx Kepware Edge.

Vulnerability 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 heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-16486.

CVSS Score

9.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ge	Industrial Gateway Server	< 7.612
Ptc	Kepware Kepserverex	< 6.12
Ptc	Opc-Aggregator	< 6.12
Ptc	Thingworx Industrial Connectivity	-
Ptc	Thingworx Kepware Edge	< 1.4
Ptc	Thingworx Kepware Server	< 6.12
Rockwellautomation	Kepserver Enterprise	< 6.12
Softwaretoolbox	Top Server	< 6.12

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122 CWE-119

References

https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-242-10Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1454/Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-242-10Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1454/Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-2848?

CVE-2022-2848 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL). 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 spec...

How severe is CVE-2022-2848?

CVE-2022-2848 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.1/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-2848?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ge Industrial Gateway Server, Ptc Kepware Kepserverex, Ptc Opc-Aggregator, Ptc Thingworx Industrial Connectivity, Ptc Thingworx Kepware Edge.