ICSA-21-133-01
Vulnerability from csaf_cisa
Published
2021-05-13 00:00
Modified
2021-05-13 00:00
Summary
Rockwell Automation Connected Components Workbench

Notes

CISA Disclaimer
This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov
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Risk evaluation
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow remote code execution, authentication bypass, or privilege escalation.
Critical infrastructure sectors
Commercial Facilities, Defense Industrial Base, Energy, and Government Facilities
Countries/areas deployed
Globally
Company headquarters location
United States
Recommended Practices
CISA recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:
Recommended Practices
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures. CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage onus-cert.cisa.gov. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Recommended Practices
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage on us-cert.cisa.gov in the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies. Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
Exploitability
No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities.


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        "names": [
          "Mashav Sapir"
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        "summary": "reporting these vulnerabilities to Rockwell Automation"
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        "text": "This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov",
        "title": "CISA Disclaimer"
      },
      {
        "category": "legal_disclaimer",
        "text": "All information products included in https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics are provided \"as is\" for informational purposes only. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not provide any warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within. DHS does not endorse any commercial product or service, referenced in this product or otherwise. Further dissemination of this product is governed by the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) marking in the header. For more information about TLP, see https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/.",
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      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-502",
        "name": "Deserialization of Untrusted Data"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "Connected Components Workbench does not limit the objects that can be deserialized. This vulnerability allows attackers to craft a malicious serialized object that, if opened by a local user in Connected Components Workbench, may result in remote code execution. This vulnerability requires user interaction to be successfully exploited.CVE-2021-27475 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
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      ],
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        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "Rockwell Automation recommends users of the affected software update to an available software revision (Connected Components Workbench v13.00.00 or later) that addresses the associated risk. Users who are unable to update are directed towards risk mitigation strategies provided below, and are encouraged, when possible, to combine these with Rockwell Automation\u0027s general security guidelines to employ multiple strategies simultaneously. ",
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            "CSAFPID-0001"
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        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
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          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "Do not open untrusted .ccwarc, files with Connected Components Workbench. Employ training and awareness programs to educate users on the warning signs of a phishing or social engineering attack.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Use of Microsoft AppLocker or other similar allow list applications can help mitigate risk. Information on using AppLocker with Rockwell Automation products is available at KnowledgeBase Article QA17329 (login required).",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
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            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
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            "version": "3.0"
          },
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    {
      "cve": "CVE-2021-27471",
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        "id": "CWE-22",
        "name": "Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (\u0027Path Traversal\u0027)"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "The parsing mechanism that processes certain file types does not provide input sanitization for file paths. This may allow an attacker to craft malicious files that, when opened by Connected Components Workbench, can traverse the file system. If successfully exploited, an attacker could overwrite existing files and create additional files with the same permissions of the Connected Components Workbench software. User interaction is required for this exploit to be successful.CVE-2021-27471 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.7 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "Rockwell Automation recommends users of the affected software update to an available software revision (Connected Components Workbench v13.00.00 or later) that addresses the associated risk. Users who are unable to update are directed towards risk mitigation strategies provided below, and are encouraged, when possible, to combine these with Rockwell Automation\u0027s general security guidelines to employ multiple strategies simultaneously. ",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "Run Connected Components Workbench as a User, not as an Administrator, to minimize the impact of malicious code on the infected system.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "Do not open untrusted .ccwarc, files with Connected Components Workbench. Employ training and awareness programs to educate users on the warning signs of a phishing or social engineering attack.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Use of Microsoft AppLocker or other similar allow list applications can help mitigate risk. Information on using AppLocker with Rockwell Automation products is available at KnowledgeBase Article QA17329 (login required).",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Ensure the least-privilege user principle is followed, and user/service account access to shared resources (such as a database) is only granted with a minimum number of rights as needed.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
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          "category": "mitigation",
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          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
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          "url": "https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1131435"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "cvss_v3": {
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            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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    },
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        "id": "CWE-20",
        "name": "Improper Input Validation"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "Connected Components Workbench does not sanitize paths specified within the .ccwarc archive file during extraction. This type of vulnerability is also commonly referred to as a Zip Slip. A local, authenticated attacker can create a malicious .ccwarc archive file that, when opened by Connected Components Workbench, will allow the attacker to gain the privileges of the software. If the software is running at SYSTEM level, the attacker will gain admin level privileges. User interaction is required for this exploit to be successful.CVE-2021-27473 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L).",
          "title": "Vulnerability Summary"
        }
      ],
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        "known_affected": [
          "CSAFPID-0001"
        ]
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "category": "external",
          "summary": "web.nvd.nist.gov",
          "url": "http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2021-27473"
        },
        {
          "category": "external",
          "summary": "www.first.org",
          "url": "https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L"
        }
      ],
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "Rockwell Automation recommends users of the affected software update to an available software revision (Connected Components Workbench v13.00.00 or later) that addresses the associated risk. Users who are unable to update are directed towards risk mitigation strategies provided below, and are encouraged, when possible, to combine these with Rockwell Automation\u0027s general security guidelines to employ multiple strategies simultaneously. ",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "Run Connected Components Workbench as a User, not as an Administrator, to minimize the impact of malicious code on the infected system.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "Do not open untrusted .ccwarc, files with Connected Components Workbench. Employ training and awareness programs to educate users on the warning signs of a phishing or social engineering attack.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Use of Microsoft AppLocker or other similar allow list applications can help mitigate risk. Information on using AppLocker with Rockwell Automation products is available at KnowledgeBase Article QA17329 (login required).",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1131435"
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Ensure the least-privilege user principle is followed, and user/service account access to shared resources (such as a database) is only granted with a minimum number of rights as needed.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "For more information, please see the industrial security advisory from Rockwell Automation.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ],
          "url": "https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1131435"
        }
      ],
      "scores": [
        {
          "cvss_v3": {
            "baseScore": 6.1,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L",
            "version": "3.0"
          },
          "products": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}


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