# CVE-2023-2444: Cross-site request forgery in FactoryTalk Vantagepoint

> An attacker can trick users into performing unauthorized actions on FactoryTalk Vantagepoint via malicious links, potentially leading to account takeover or data modification.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 May 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cqv7-r527-gg2j

## What is CVE-2023-2444?

CVE-2023-2444 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Vantagepoint, published on 11 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A cross site request forgery vulnerability exists in Rockwell Automation's FactoryTalk Vantagepoint. This vulnerability can be exploited in two ways. If an attacker sends a malicious link to a computer that is on the same domain as the FactoryTalk Vantagepoint server and a user clicks the link, the attacker could impersonate the legitimate user and send requests to the affected product.  Additionally, if an attacker sends an untrusted link to a computer that is not on the same domain as the server and a user opens the FactoryTalk Vantagepoint website, enters credentials for the FactoryTalk Vantagepoint server, and clicks on the malicious link a cross site request forgery attack would be successful as well.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2444?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Vantagepoint.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2444?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2444 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2444 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2444 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Vantagepoint

- [CVE-2022-3158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3158/): SQL injection in FactoryTalk VantagePoint (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-38743](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38743/): Missing authorization in FactoryTalk VantagePoint (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2444 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2444 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Vantagepoint, published on 11 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2444 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Vantagepoint. 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-2023-2444/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2444/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2444
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2444
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2444

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2444/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.