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2 vulnerabilities found for FactoryTalk Services Platform by Rockwell Automation
CVE-2021-32960 (GCVE-0-2021-32960)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-01 22:17 – Updated: 2025-04-17 15:51
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform Protection Mechanism Failure
Summary
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform v6.11 and earlier, if FactoryTalk Security is enabled and deployed contains a vulnerability that may allow a remote, authenticated attacker to bypass FactoryTalk Security policies based on the computer name. If successfully exploited, this may allow an attacker to have the same privileges as if they were logged on to the client machine.
Severity
8.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-17 14:32 UTC
CWE
- CVE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
- CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure
Assigner
icscert
CNA
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-2… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answe… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Automation | FactoryTalk Services Platform |
Affected:
unspecified , < 6.11
(custom)
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CVE-2020-14478 (GCVE-0-2020-14478)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-24 18:27 – Updated: 2025-04-17 18:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
IMPROPER RESTRICTION OF XML EXTERNAL ENTITY REFERENCE CWE-611
Summary
A local, authenticated attacker could use an XML External Entity (XXE) attack to exploit weakly configured XML files to access local or remote content. A successful exploit could potentially cause a denial-of-service condition and allow the attacker to arbitrarily read any local file via system-level services.
Severity
7.1 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-17 17:50 UTC
CWE
- CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Assigner
icscert
CNA
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
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| Rockwell Automation | FactoryTalk Services Platform |
Affected:
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(custom)
|
Date Public
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