CVE-2020-12028 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View SE
Authenticated attackers can access or modify remote data due to missing permission checks in FactoryTalk View SE handlers, requiring secure configuration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-12028?
CVE-2020-12028 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View SE, published on 20 Jul 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In all versions of FactoryTalk View SEA remote, an authenticated attacker may be able to utilize certain handlers to interact with the data on the remote endpoint since those handlers do not enforce appropriate permissions. Rockwell Automation recommends enabling built in security features found within FactoryTalk View SE. Users should follow guidance found in knowledge base articles 109056 and 1126943 to set up IPSec and/or HTTPs.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12028?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rockwellautomation Factorytalk View.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12028?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12028 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2020-12028 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-12028 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Other vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View SE
- CVE-2023-2071 FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2024-45824 FactoryTalk® View Site Edition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via Lack of Input Validation
- CVE-2020-12029 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View SE
- CVE-2024-4609 Rockwell Automation Datalog Function within in FactoryTalk® View SE contains SQL Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-9064 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Path Traversal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-524h-35w7-86xp.