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CVE-2023-40151

Red Lion Controls Sixnet RTU Exposed Dangerous Method Or Function

Published: Nov 21, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-749
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 37.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

When user authentication is not enabled the shell can execute commands with the highest privileges. Red Lion SixTRAK and VersaTRAK Series RTUs with authenticated users enabled (UDR-A) any Sixnet UDR message will meet an authentication challenge over UDP/IP. When the same message comes over TCP/IP the RTU will simply accept the message with no authentication challenge.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-749NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

Red Lion Controls
commercialaka st-ipm-6350, vt-ipm2m-113-d, st-ipm-8460
ST-IPm-8460Embedded
ICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network
ST-IPm-6350Embedded
ICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network
VT-mIPm-135-DEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network
VT-mIPm-245-DEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network
VT-IPm2m-213-DEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network
VT-IPm2m-113-DEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network
Red Lion Controls, Inc.
commercial·USaka siprotec 5 cpu cp100, siprotec 5 cpu cp200, siprotec 5 cpu cp300
ST-IPm-8460Embedded
ICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
ST-IPm-6350Embedded
ICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
VT-mIPm-135-DEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
VT-mIPm-245-DEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
VT-IPm2m-213-DEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
VT-IPm2m-113-DEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
redlioncontrols
commercialaka vt-ipm2m-113-d firmware, st-ipm-6350 firmware, st-ipm-8460 firmware
st-ipm-6350 firmwareEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
st-ipm-8460 firmwareEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
vt-mipm-135-d firmwareEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
vt-mipm-245-d firmwareEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
vt-ipm2m-213-d firmwareEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi
vt-ipm2m-113-d firmwareEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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References

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-320-01
cisa.gov
https://support.redlion.net/hc/en-us/articles/19339209248269-RLCSIM-2023-05-Authentication-Bypass-and-Remote-Code-Execution
support.redlion.net
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2023/icsa-23-320-01.json
raw.githubusercontent.com
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