CVE-2023-46289 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® View Site Edition Vulnerable to Improper Input Validation

High 7.5 Published 27 Oct 2023 Updated 27 Feb 2025

Attackers can send malicious data to cause a denial-of-service condition in Rockwell FactoryTalk View Site Edition, requiring a restart.

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-2023-46289?

CVE-2023-46289 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® View Site Edition , published on 27 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition insufficiently validates user input, which could potentially allow threat actors to send malicious data bringing the product offline. If exploited, the product would become unavailable and require a restart to recover resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46289?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rockwellautomation Factorytalk View.

How do I fix CVE-2023-46289?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46289 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2023-46289 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pc6g-crww-hwrf.