What is CVE-2023-50222?

CVE-2023-50222 is a high-severity vulnerability in Inductive Automation Ignition, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-50222?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Deserialization in Inductive Automation Ignition

CVE-2023-50222

Inductive Automation Ignition ResponseParser Notification Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Inductive Automation Ignition. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must connect to a malicious server. The specific flaw exists within the ResponseParser method. 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 the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-22067.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.011 (64.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Inductive Automation Ignition — versions 8.1.31
Inductiveautomation Ignition

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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-2023-50222?: CVE-2023-50222 is a high-severity vulnerability in Inductive Automation Ignition, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-50222?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.