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CVE-2024-0220 Detail

Description

B&R Automation Studio Upgrade Service and B&R Technology Guarding use insufficient cryptography for communication to the upgrade and the licensing servers. A network-based attacker could exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the products or sniff sensitive data. Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data, Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information, Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'), Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerability in B&R Industrial Automation B&R Automation Studio (Upgrade Service modules), B&R Industrial Automation Technology Guarding.This issue affects B&R Automation Studio: <4.6; Technology Guarding: <1.4.0.


Severity

 


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Hyperlink Resource
https://www.br-automation.com/fileadmin/SA23P019_Automation_Studio_Upgrade_Service_uses_insufficient_encryption.pdf-1b3b181c.pdf

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data Provider acceptance level Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB)  
CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information Provider acceptance level Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB)  
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Provider acceptance level Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB)  
CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength Provider acceptance level Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB)  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-0220
NVD Published Date:
02/22/2024
NVD Last Modified:
02/22/2024
Source:
Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (ABB)