icsa-25-182-03
Vulnerability from csaf_cisa
Published
2024-12-03 11:00
Modified
2024-12-03 11:00
Summary
FESTO CODESYS

Notes

General Recommendation
As part of a security strategy, Festo recommends the following general defense measures to reduce the risk of exploits: - Use controllers and devices only in a protected environment to minimize network exposure and ensure that they are not accessible from outside - Use firewalls to protect and separate the control system network from other networks - Use VPN (Virtual Private Networks) tunnels if remote access is required - Activate and apply user management and password features - Use encrypted communication links - Limit the access to both development and control system by physical means, operating system features, etc. - Protect both development and control system by using up to date virus detecting solutions Festo strongly recommends to minimize and protect network access to connected devices with state of the art techniques and processes. For a secure operation follow the recommendations in the product manuals.
Summary
An unauthenticated attacker would be able to send crafted requests to cause the CODESYS Gateway Server V2 to allocate excessive memory or consume all available TCP client connections. Besides, passwords are insufficiently checked during login. All versions of the following CODESYS V2 product prior version V2.3.9.38 are affected: • CODESYS Gateway Server
Disclaimer
Festo assumes no liability whatsoever for indirect, collateral, accidental or consequential losses that occur by the distribution and/or use of this document or any losses in connection with the distribution and/or use of this document. All information published in this document is provided free of charge and on good faith by Festo. Insofar as permissible by law, however, none of this information shall establish any warranty, guarantee, commitment or liability on the part of Festo. Note: In no case does these information release the operator or responsible person from the obligation to check the effect on his system or installation before using the information and, in the event of negative consequences, not to use the information. In addition, the actual general terms and conditions of Festo for delivery, payment and software use shall apply, available under http://www.festo.com.
Impact
The identified vulnerabilities could lead to denial-of-service attacks, exhaustion of TCP connections, and unauthorized access to the system.
Mitigation
For all CVEs: Enable password protection at login in case no password is set at the controller. Please note that the password configuration file is not covered via default FFT backup & Restore mechanism, you must select the related file manually.
Legal Notice
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/.
Advisory Conversion Disclaimer
This ICSA is a verbatim republication of Festo SE FSA-202406 from a direct conversion of their vendor's Common Security Advisory Framework (CSAF) advisory. This is republished to CISA's website as a means of increasing visibility and is provided "as-is" for informational purposes only. CISA is not responsible for the editorial or technical accuracy of republished advisories and provides no warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within this advisory. Further, CISA does not endorse any commercial product or service. Please contact Festo SE directly for any questions regarding this advisory.
Critical infrastructure sectors
Critical manufacturing
Countries/areas deployed
Worldwide
Company headquarters location
Germany
Recommended Practices
CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the exploitation risk of this vulnerability.
Recommended Practices
Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, and ensure they are not accessible from the internet.
Recommended Practices
Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls and isolate them from business networks.
Recommended Practices
When remote access is required, use more secure methods, such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), recognizing VPNs may have vulnerabilities and should be updated to the most recent version available. Also recognize VPN is only as secure as its connected devices.
Recommended Practices
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
Recommended Practices
CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov. Several CISA products detailing cyber defense best practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Recommended Practices
CISA encourages organizations to implement recommended cybersecurity strategies for proactive defense of ICS assets. Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov in the technical information paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.
Recommended Practices
Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.


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}


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