What is CVE-2023-38122?

CVE-2023-38122 is a high-severity vulnerability in Inductive Automation Ignition, classified under Permissive Cross-domain Policy with Untrusted Domains. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-38122?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Inductive Automation Ignition

CVE-2023-38122

Inductive Automation Ignition OPC UA Quick Client Permissive Cross-domain Policy Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Inductive Automation Ignition. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the web server. The issue results from the lack of appropriate Content Security Policy headers. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-20539.

EPSS: 0.015 (71.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Inductive Automation Ignition — versions 8.1.24
Inductiveautomation Ignition

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-942 — Permissive Cross-domain Policy with Untrusted Domains

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38122?: CVE-2023-38122 is a high-severity vulnerability in Inductive Automation Ignition, classified under Permissive Cross-domain Policy with Untrusted Domains. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-38122?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.