CVE-2022-1159 Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer Code Injection

High 7.7 Published Updated

An attacker with administrator access can inject undetectable controller code into Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-1159?

CVE-2022-1159 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer, published on 1 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer (all versions) are vulnerable when an attacker who achieves administrator access on a workstation running Studio 5000 Logix Designer could inject controller code undetectable to a user.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1159?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Rockwellautomation Compact Guardlogix 5380 Firmware, Rockwellautomation Compactlogix 5380 Firmware, Rockwellautomation Compactlogix 5480 Firmware, Rockwellautomation Controllogix 5580 Firmware, Rockwellautomation Guardlogix 5580 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1159?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1159 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2022-1159 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1159 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4p6g-8q3p-h23x.

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