CVE-2022-2640

Summary

CVECVE-2022-2640
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-12-02 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-12-06 12:32:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Config-files of Horner Automation’s RCC 972 with firmware version 15.40 are encrypted with weak XOR encryption vulnerable to reverse engineering. This could allow an attacker to obtain credentials to run services such as File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-326

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Hornerautomation Rcc972 - All All All
Operating System Hornerautomation Rcc972 Firmware 15.40 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Horner Automation Remote Compact Controller | CISA MISC www.cisa.gov
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: m1etz reported these vulnerabilities through the Computer Emergency Response Team, CERT-Bund, to CISA

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 591343 Horner Automation Remote Compact Controller Inadequate Encryption Strength, Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key, Excessive Reliance on Global Variables Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-22-335-02)

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