Published Date: 8/13/2024
Last Updated: 8/27/2024
Revision Number: 2
CVSS Score: v3.1: 8.8/10, v4.0: 8.5/10
The security of our products is important to us as your chosen industrial automation supplier. This anomaly was found internally during routine testing and is being reported based on our commitment to customer transparency and to improving your business or production environments.
AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND SOLUTION
| Affected Product |
First Known in Software Version |
Corrected in Software Version |
| FactoryTalk® View SE | 13.0 |
N/A |
Mitigations and Workarounds
Customers using the affected software are encouraged to apply security best practices, if possible.
- By default, all HMI server projects are saved in the HMI projects folder on the HMI server computer located at C:\Users\Public\Documents\RSView Enterprise\SE\HMI projects. To enhance security and prevent unauthorized modifications to these projects, you can tighten the Windows folder's security settings on the HMI server computer by following these steps:
- Remove the INTERACTIVE group from the folder’s security properties.
- Add specific users or user groups and assign their permissions to this folder as needed.
- If you assign read-only permission to those users or user groups, they can only view and will not be able to write to project files. Users with read-only permission can still test run and run the FactoryTalk® View SE client.
In Version 14: Open FactoryTalk® View Studio -> Help -> FactoryTalk® View SE Help -> In the Help file -> Security -> “HMI projects folder”
For information on how to mitigate Security Risks on industrial automation control systems, we encourage customers to implement our suggested security best practices to minimize the risk of the vulnerability.
Customers can use Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization to generate more environment-specific prioritization.
VULNERABILITY DETAILS
Rockwell Automation used the latest version of the CVSS scoring system to assess the following vulnerabilities.
CVE-2024-7513 IMPACT
A code execution vulnerability exists in the affected product. The vulnerability occurs due to improper default file permissions allowing any user to edit or replace files, which are executed by account with elevated permissions.
CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 8.5
CVSS 4.0 Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE: CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) database: No
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
