CVE-2024-0220

B&R Automation Studio Upgrade Service and B&R Technology Guarding use insufficient cryptography for communication to the upgrade and the licensing servers. A network-based attacker could exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the products or sniff sensitive data.

CVSS v3 8.3 HIGH

8.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.br-automation.com/fileadmin/SA23P019_Automation_Studio_Upgrade_Service_uses_insufficient_encryption.pdf-1b3b181c.pdf	Vendor Advisory
https://www.br-automation.com/fileadmin/SA23P019_Automation_Studio_Upgrade_Service_uses_insufficient_encryption.pdf-1b3b181c.pdf	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:br-automation:automation_studio::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:br-automation:technology_guarding::::::::

History

06 May 2025, 17:28

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:br-automation:technology_guarding:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:br-automation:automation_studio::::::::
References	~~() https://www.br-automation.com/fileadmin/SA23P019_Automation_Studio_Upgrade_Service_uses_insufficient_encryption.pdf-1b3b181c.pdf -~~	() https://www.br-automation.com/fileadmin/SA23P019_Automation_Studio_Upgrade_Service_uses_insufficient_encryption.pdf-1b3b181c.pdf - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Br-automation automation Studio Br-automation Br-automation technology Guarding

Information

Published : 2024-02-22 11:15

Updated : 2025-05-06 17:28

NVD link : CVE-2024-0220

Mitre link : CVE-2024-0220

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-0220

JSON object : View

Products Affected

br-automation

technology_guarding
automation_studio

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CWE-319

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

CWE-1240

Use of a Cryptographic Primitive with a Risky Implementation

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