# CVE-2018-20025: Use of Insufficiently Random Values exists in CODESYS V3 products versions prior V3.5.14.0.


- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Feb 2019
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j29p-v539-8x23

## What is CVE-2018-20025?

CVE-2018-20025 is a high-severity vulnerability in Codesys Control for Beaglebone Sl, published on 19 Feb 2019. 

### Official description

Use of Insufficiently Random Values exists in CODESYS V3 products versions prior V3.5.14.0.

Weakness: CWE-330 (Use of Insufficiently Random Values)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20025?

It affects 15 products.


Products: Codesys Control for Beaglebone Sl, Codesys Control for Empc-A\/Imx6 Sl, Codesys Control for Iot2000 Sl, Codesys Control for Linux Sl, Codesys Control for Pfc100 Sl, Codesys Control for Pfc200 Sl, Codesys Control for Raspberry Pi Sl, Codesys Control Rte Sl, Codesys Control Rte Sl \(For Beckhoff Cx\), Codesys Control Runtime Toolkit, Codesys Control Win Sl, Codesys Development System, Codesys Gateway, Codesys Hmi Sl, Codesys Safety Sil2.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-20025?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20025 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-20025 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20025 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Codesys Control for Beaglebone Sl

- [CVE-2019-9010](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9010/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-10612](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10612/): Misconfiguration in 3S-Smart Software Solutions GmbH CODESYS Control V3 products prior to version 3.5.14.0 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-6357](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6357/): OS Command Injection in multiple CODESYS products (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-4046](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4046/): CODESYS: Improper memory restrictions fro CODESYS Control (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-47379](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47379/): CODESYS: Multiple products prone to out-of-bounds write (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-20025 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-20025 is a high-severity vulnerability in Codesys Control for Beaglebone Sl, published on 19 Feb 2019. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20025 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Codesys Control for Beaglebone Sl. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20025/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20025/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20025
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20025
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-20025

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20025/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.