CVE-2020-14516: In Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform Versions 6.10.00 and 6.11.00, there is an issue with the implementation of the SHA-256 hashing algorithm…

PriorityP262critical10CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSCCHIHAH

EPSS

4.09%

89.5th percentile

In Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform Versions 6.10.00 and 6.11.00, there is an issue with the implementation of the SHA-256 hashing algorithm with FactoryTalk Services Platform that prevents the user password from being hashed properly.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
rockwellautomation	factorytalk_services_platform	—	—
rockwellautomation	factorytalk_services_platform	—	—

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

→Vulnerability allows remote unauthenticated attacker to create new users in the FactoryTalk Services Platform administration console — monitor for unexpected user creation events in the FactoryTalk Services Platform admin console ↗
→Affected versions are FactoryTalk Services Platform 6.10.00 and 6.11.00 — alert on presence of these specific versions in the environment ↗
→Root cause is improper SHA-256 password hashing — forensically, password hashes stored for FactoryTalk Services Platform 6.10.00/6.11.00 users may not be properly hashed and could indicate compromise or bypass ↗

·No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability at time of advisory publication ↗
·Patched version download requires a Rockwell Automation login — patch availability cannot be independently verified without vendor portal access ↗

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.110.0CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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