Secure Integration Server: Improper Authentication
CVE-2022-2336 is a critical-severity improper authentication vulnerability in Secure Integration Server from Softing, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. Affected Secure Integration Server versions: V1.22. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 1.08% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 66% of scored CVEs.
Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.
What to do
- Check which version of Secure Integration Server you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
- Read the advisory on industrial.softing.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
- Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Softing | Secure Integration Server | V1.22 | Not stated |
| Softing | edgeConnector Siemens | V3.10 | Not stated |
| Softing | edgeConnector 840D | V3.10 | Not stated |
| Softing | edgeConnector Modbus | V3.10 | Not stated |
| Softing | edgeAggregator | V3.10 | Not stated |
| Softing | Edgeconnector | 3.1 | Not stated |
| Softing | Opc | 5.2 | Not stated |
| Softing | Opc Ua C++ Software Development Kit | 6 | Not stated |
| Softing | Uagates | 1.74 | Not stated |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.
| Scoring system | Score | Severity | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 | Critical | CNA (hq.dhs.gov) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 | Critical | NVD |
Official description
Softing Secure Integration Server, edgeConnector, and edgeAggregator software ships with the default administrator credentials as `admin` and password as `admin`. This allows Softing to log in to the server directly to perform administrative functions. Upon installation or upon first login, the application does not ask the user to change the `admin` password. There is no warning or prompt to ask the user to change the default password, and to change the password, many steps are required.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Improper Authentication
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Use an authentication framework or library such as the OWASP ESAPI Authentication feature.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: yes, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Advisories
Third-party and government advisories
- cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-228-04Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
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Recent Improper Authentication vulnerabilities
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