# CVE-2023-38122: Inductive Automation Ignition OPC UA Quick Client Permissive Cross-domain Policy Remote Code Execution Vulnerability


- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 May 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2rcm-9pw5-qh2h

## What is CVE-2023-38122?

CVE-2023-38122 is a high-severity vulnerability in Inductive Automation Ignition, published on 3 May 2024. 

### Official description

Inductive Automation Ignition OPC UA Quick Client Permissive Cross-domain Policy Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Inductive Automation Ignition. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed.

The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the web server. The issue results from the lack of appropriate Content Security Policy headers. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-20539.

Weakness: CWE-942 (Permissive Cross-domain Security Policy with Untrusted Domains)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38122?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Inductiveautomation Ignition.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38122?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38122 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38122 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38122 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Inductive Automation Ignition

- [CVE-2023-39475](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39475/): Deserialization in Ignition (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-39476](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39476/): Deserialization in Ignition (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-35890](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35890/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-39473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39473/): Deserialization in Ignition (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-50218](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50218/): Inductive Automation Ignition ModuleInvoke Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38122 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38122 is a high-severity vulnerability in Inductive Automation Ignition, published on 3 May 2024. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38122 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Inductive Automation Ignition. 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-2023-38122/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38122/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38122
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38122
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38122

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38122/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.