Advisory Details

January 5th, 2024

Inductive Automation Ignition Base64Element Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2023-50220
CVSS SCORE	7.2, AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Inductive Automation
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Ignition
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Inductive Automation Ignition. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Base64Element class. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Inductive Automation has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://security.inductiveautomation.com/?tcuUid=fc4c4515-046d-4365-b688-693337449c5b
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2023-08-09 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2024-01-05 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2024-07-01 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Nguyen Quoc Viet (Petrus Viet) of VNG Security Researcher

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