Instruments with Illumina Universal Copy Service v2.x are vulnerable due to binding to an unrestricted IP address. An unauthenticated malicious actor could use UCS to listen on all IP addresses, including those capable of accepting remote communications.
Weakness
The product assigns the address 0.0.0.0 for a database server, a cloud service/instance, or any computing resource that communicates remotely.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iscan_firmware | Illumina | 4.0.0 (including) | 4.0.0 (including) |
| Iscan_firmware | Illumina | 4.0.5 (including) | 4.0.5 (including) |
Extended Description
When a server binds to the address 0.0.0.0, it allows connections from every IP address on the local machine, effectively exposing the server to every possible network. This might be much broader access than intended by the developer or administrator, who might only be expecting the server to be reachable from a single interface/network.
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
References
- https://support.illumina.com/downloads/illumina-universal-copy-service-1-0.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-23-117-01
- https://support.illumina.com/downloads/illumina-universal-copy-service-1-0.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-23-117-01