An unsafe deserialization vulnerability exists in the Engine.plugin ProfileInformation ProfileData functionality of CODESYS GmbH CODESYS Development System 3.5.16 and 3.5.17. A specially crafted file can lead to arbitrary command execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Weakness
The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Codesys | Codesys | 3.5.16.0 (including) | 3.5.16.0 (including) |
| Codesys | Codesys | 3.5.17.0 (including) | 3.5.17.0 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
- Make fields transient to protect them from deserialization.
- An attempt to serialize and then deserialize a class containing transient fields will result in NULLs where the transient data should be. This is an excellent way to prevent time, environment-based, or sensitive variables from being carried over and used improperly.
Related Attack Patterns
References
- https://customers.codesys.com/index.php?eID=dumpFile\u0026t=f\u0026f=16805\u0026token=ee583c498941d9fda86490bca98ff21928eec08a\u0026download=
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1306
- https://customers.codesys.com/index.php?eID=dumpFile\u0026t=f\u0026f=16805\u0026token=ee583c498941d9fda86490bca98ff21928eec08a\u0026download=
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1306