CVE-2020-14479

Summary

Sensitive information can be obtained through the handling of serialized data. The issue results from the lack of proper authentication required to query the server

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Inductive AutomationIgnition 7 GatewayAll < 7.9.14affected
Inductive AutomationIgnition 8 GatewayAll < 8.0.10affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-306: CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Workarounds

Please note CVE-2020-14479 does not have a fix in place. Induction Automation plans to correct this vulnerability in future product versions. It is recommended to restrict interaction with the service to trusted machines. Only clients and servers with a legitimate procedural relationship should be permitted to communicate with the service. This can be done in various ways, most notably with firewall rules/allow listing. For more information regarding software and patches, please refer to the specified version in Inductive Automation’s release notes.

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: partial

References