Ignition
CVE-2022-35890
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
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 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could bypass authorization checks to access restricted resources by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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An issue was discovered in Inductive Automation Ignition before 7.9.20 and 8.x before 8.1.17. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Review and test authorization logic, implement consistent access control checks, use centralized authorization framework.
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This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863), which allows attackers to bypass authorization checks to access restricted resources. An issue was discovered in Inductive Automation Ignition before 7.9.20 and 8.x before 8.1.17. Designer and Vision Client Session IDs are mishandled. An attacker can determine which session IDs were generated in the past and then hijack sessions assigned to these IDs via Randy. Affected products include: Inductiveautomation Ignition. Version information: before 7.9.20.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
An issue was discovered in Inductive Automation Ignition before 7.9.20 and 8.x before 8.1.17. Designer and Vision Client Session IDs are mishandled. An attacker can determine which session IDs were generated in the past and then hijack sessions assigned to these IDs via Randy.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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