Codesys
CVE-2022-22518
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V13 - Configuration Default permission hardening
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could access resources due to overly permissive default settings by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
A bug in CmpUserMgr component can lead to only partially applied security policies. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Set restrictive default permissions, follow principle of least privilege, review defaults during deployment.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276), which allows attackers to access resources due to overly permissive default settings. A bug in CmpUserMgr component can lead to only partially applied security policies. This can result in enabled, anonymous access to components part of the applied security policy. Affected products include: Codesys Control For Beaglebone Sl, Codesys Control For Beckhoff Cx9020, Codesys Control For Empc-A\/Imx6 Sl, Codesys Control For Iot2000 Sl, Codesys Control For Linux Sl.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS VectorVendor: cert
DescriptionCVE.org
A bug in CmpUserMgr component can lead to only partially applied security policies. This can result in enabled, anonymous access to components part of the applied security policy.
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
CODESYS V3 web server before 3.5.15.40, as used in CODESYS Control runtime systems, has a buffer overflow. Rated critica
CODESYS 3 web server before 3.5.15.20, as distributed with CODESYS Control runtime systems, has a Buffer Overflow. Rated
Crafted web server requests can be utilised to read partial stack or heap memory or may trigger a denial-of- service con
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the PLC_Task functionality of 3S-Smart Software Solutions GmbH COD
An unsafe deserialization vulnerability exists in the Engine.plugin ProfileInformation ProfileData functionality of CODE
An unsafe deserialization vulnerability exists in the ObjectManager.plugin Project.get_MissingTypes() functionality of C
An unsafe deserialization vulnerability exists in the ObjectManager.plugin ObjectStream.ProfileByteArray functionality o
A unsafe deserialization vulnerability exists in the ObjectManager.plugin ProfileInformation.ProfileData functionality o
A unsafe deserialization vulnerability exists in the ComponentModel ComponentManager.StartupCultureSettings functionalit
The Package Manager of CODESYS Development System 3 before 3.5.17.0 does not check the validity of packages before insta
In CODESYS V2 Runtime Toolkit 32 Bit full and PLCWinNT prior to versions V2.4.7.56 unauthenticated crafted invalid reque
In the CODESYS V2 web server prior to V1.1.9.22 crafted web server requests may cause a Null pointer dereference in the
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