Advisory Details

August 14th, 2023

CODESYS Development System Improper Enforcement of Message Integrity Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-23-1105
ZDI-CAN-20816

CVE ID CVE-2023-3663
CVSS SCORE 7.1, AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS CODESYS
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Development System
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of CODESYS Development System. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the LearnMoreAction function. The issue results from a missing integrity check on notification data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2023-022/
https://customers.codesys.com/index.php?eID=dumpFile&t=f&f=17767&token=7ed2d9324eff98a0a319c455d0256dc7627c705e&download=


DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2023-05-11 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2023-08-14 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam)
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