THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-14022
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2017-14022

Factorytalk Alarms And Events vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
4.2%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
An Improper Input Validation issue was discovered in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarms and Events, Version 2.90 and earlier. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access to a network with FactoryTalk Alarms and Events can send a specially crafted set of packets packet to Port 403/TCP (the history archiver service), causing the service to either stall or terminate.
Affected vendor
Rockwellautomation
Affected product
Factorytalk Alarms And Events
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2017-12-23

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-14022

  • Confirm whether Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Alarms And Events is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-14022.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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