What is CVE-2020-14478?

CVE-2020-14478 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Factorytalk Services Platform, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-02-24.

How severe is CVE-2020-14478?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

XXE in Rockwell Automation Factorytalk Services Platform

CVE-2020-14478

A local, authenticated attacker could use an XML External Entity (XXE) attack to exploit weakly configured XML files to access local or remote content. A successful exploit could potentially cause a denial-of-service condition and allow th…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.003 (24.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Rockwell Automation Factorytalk Services Platform — versions unspecified
Rockwellautomation Factorytalk_services_platform

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14478?: CVE-2020-14478 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Factorytalk Services Platform, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-02-24.
How severe is CVE-2020-14478?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.