CVE-2009-0216

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0216
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-02-13 17:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionGE Fanuc iFIX 5.0 and earlier relies on client-side authentication involving a weakly encrypted local password file, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and start privileged server login sessions by recovering a password or by using a modified program module.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-255 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ge Fanuc Ifix 2.0 All All All
Application Ge Fanuc Ifix 2.2 All All All
Application Ge Fanuc Ifix 2.21 All All All
Application Ge Fanuc Ifix 2.5 All All All
Application Ge Fanuc Ifix 2.6 All All All
Application Ge Fanuc Ifix 3.0 All All All
Application Ge Fanuc Ifix 3.5 All All All
Application Ge Fanuc Ifix 4.0 All All All
Application Ge Fanuc Ifix 4.5 All All All
Application Ge Fanuc Ifix All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.gefanuc.com/support/index af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.gefanuc.com Vendor Advisory
GE Fanuc iFIX Insecure Authentication Multiple Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
GE Fanuc releases info on iFIX vulnerabilities VU# 310355 « McGrew Security Blog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mcgrewsecurity.com
VU#310355 - GE Fanuc Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX uses insecure authentication techniques af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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