# CVE-2024-45823: FactoryTalk® Batch View™ Authentication Bypass Vulnerability via shared secrets

> Attackers can bypass authentication and impersonate users in Rockwell FactoryTalk Batch View due to shared secrets, requiring enumeration of additional information.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.2 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m49g-89fj-x9pc

## What is CVE-2024-45823?

CVE-2024-45823 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Batch View™, published on 12 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CVE-2024-45823 IMPACT

An
authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the affected product. The
vulnerability exists due to shared secrets across accounts and could allow a threat
actor to impersonate a user if the threat actor is able to enumerate additional
information required during authentication.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45823?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Batch View.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-45823?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45823 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-45823 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45823 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-45823 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-45823 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Batch View™, published on 12 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45823 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Batch View™. 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-2024-45823/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45823/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45823
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45823
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45823

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45823/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.