What is CVE-2016-5645?

CVE-2016-5645 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwellautomation 1766-l32awa, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-08-24.

How severe is CVE-2016-5645?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Rockwellautomation 1766-l32awa

CVE-2016-5645

Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 PLC 1766-L32BWA, 1766-L32AWA, 1766-L32BXB, 1766-L32BWAA, 1766-L32AWAA, and 1766-L32BXBA devices have a hardcoded SNMP community, which makes it easier for remote attackers to load arbitrary firmware upda…

EPSS: 0.294 (97.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Rockwellautomation 1766-l32awa
Rockwellautomation 1766-l32awaa
Rockwellautomation 1766-l32bwa
Rockwellautomation 1766-l32bwaa
Rockwellautomation 1766-l32bxb
Rockwellautomation 1766-l32bxba
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

cret@cert.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5645?: CVE-2016-5645 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwellautomation 1766-l32awa, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2016-08-24.
How severe is CVE-2016-5645?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.