CVE-2017-6015 Path traversal in FactoryTalk Activation
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges due to unquoted file paths in FactoryTalk Activation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6015?
CVE-2017-6015 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation, published on 11 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Without quotation marks, any whitespace in the file path for Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation version 4.00.02 remains ambiguous, which may allow an attacker to link to or run a malicious executable. This may allow an authorized, but not privileged local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the system. CVSS v3 base score: 8.8, CVSS vector string: (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H). Rockwell Automation has released a new version of FactoryTalk Activation, Version 4.01, which addresses the identified vulnerability. Rockwell Automation recommends upgrading to the latest version of FactoryTalk Activation, Version 4.01 or later.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6015?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Activation.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6015?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2017-6015 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6015 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rfr4-xxfq-6j5j.