Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk VantagePoint versions 8.0, 8.10, 8.20, 8.30, 8.31 are vulnerable to an improper access control vulnerability. The FactoryTalk VantagePoint SQL Server account could allow a malicious user with read-only privileges to execute SQL statements in the back-end database. If successfully exploited, this could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain access to restricted data.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factorytalk_vantagepoint | Rockwellautomation | 8.0 (including) | 8.0 (including) |
| Factorytalk_vantagepoint | Rockwellautomation | 8.10 (including) | 8.10 (including) |
| Factorytalk_vantagepoint | Rockwellautomation | 8.20 (including) | 8.20 (including) |
| Factorytalk_vantagepoint | Rockwellautomation | 8.30 (including) | 8.30 (including) |
| Factorytalk_vantagepoint | Rockwellautomation | 8.31 (including) | 8.31 (including) |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: