CVE-2020-10276 RVD#2558: Default credentials on SICK PLC allows disabling safety features

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Default credentials allow attackers to upload manipulated programs to the safety PLC, disabling emergency stops and altering laser scanner configurations.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-10276?

CVE-2020-10276 is a critical vulnerability in Mobile Industrial Robots A/S MiR100, published on 24 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The password for the safety PLC is the default and thus easy to find (in manuals, etc.). This allows a manipulated program to be uploaded to the safety PLC, effectively disabling the emergency stop in case an object is too close to the robot. Navigation and any other components dependent on the laser scanner are not affected (thus it is hard to detect before something happens) though the laser scanner configuration can also be affected altering further the safety of the device.

Weakness: CWE-798

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10276?

It affects 10 products.

Products include Easyrobotics Er-Flex Firmware, Easyrobotics Er-Lite Firmware, Easyrobotics Er-One Firmware, Easyrobotics Er200 Firmware, Mobile-Industrial-Robots Mir1000 Firmware, Mobile-Industrial-Robots Mir100 Firmware and 4 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-10276?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10276 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-10276 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10276 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f572-w4j4-f6r5.

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