CVE-2020-10644 Deserialization in Ignition 8 Gateway

High 7.5 Published 9 Jun 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An attacker can exploit improper validation to deserialize untrusted data in Ignition Gateway, leading to the disclosure of sensitive information.

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-2020-10644?

CVE-2020-10644 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Ignition 8 Gateway, published on 9 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The affected product lacks proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data on the Ignition 8 Gateway (versions prior to 8.0.10) and Ignition 7 Gateway (versions prior to 7.9.14), allowing an attacker to obtain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10644?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Inductiveautomation Ignition Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2020-10644?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10644 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2020-10644 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-10644 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3qvm-hgh7-6462.