CVE-2023-2638 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-2638

Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk System Services Vulnerable to a Denial-of-Service Attack

Vulnerability Description

Rockwell Automation's FactoryTalk System Services does not verify that a backup configuration archive is password protected.   Improper authorization in FTSSBackupRestore.exe may lead to the loading of malicious configuration archives.  This vulnerability may allow a local, authenticated non-admin user to craft a malicious backup archive, without password protection, that will be loaded by FactoryTalk System Services as a valid backup when a restore procedure takes places. User interaction is required for this vulnerability to be successfully exploited.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Sharon Brizinov of Claroty Research - Team82

Affected Vendor

Rockwell Automation

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Affected Software

FactoryTalk System Services
Vulnerable Versions:
<= 6.20

Timeline

Official Publish: June 13th, 2023
Last Modified: January 2nd, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)