CVE-2023-29463

Pavilion8 Security Misconfiguration Vulnerability

Description

The JMX Console within the Rockwell Automation Pavilion8 is exposed to application users and does not require authentication. If exploited, a malicious user could potentially retrieve other application users’ session data and or log users out of their session.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Risk Mitigation & User Action Customers using the affected software are encouraged to apply the risk mitigations, if possible. Additionally, we encourage customers to implement our suggested security best practices to minimize the risk of vulnerability. * Update to v5.20 * QA43240 - Recommended Security Guidelines from Rockwell Automation https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1085012 If customers are unable to update to v5.20, please follow the instructions below to disable the vulnerability in v5.17. * Open the web.xml file in your Pavilion8® installation folder set during installation and go to Console\container\webapps\ROOT\WEB-INF, by default this would be under C:\Pavilion\Console\container\webapps\ROOT\WEB-INF. * Search for the text jmx-console-action-handler and delete the below lines from web.xml file:       jmx-console-action-handler     com.pav.jboss.jmx.HtmlAdaptorServlet         jmx-console-action-handler     /jmx-console/HtmlAdaptor     * Save the changes and close the file. * Restart Pavilion8® Console Service. * Logout and log back into the console and navigate to the URL http:// /jmx-console to confirm you are getting the error message HTTP Status 404 – Not Found. Note:  is your fully qualified domain name used for the Console login.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.02%
Affected: Rockwell Automation Pavilion8
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-29463?
CVE-2023-29463 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-29463?
To fix CVE-2023-29463: Risk Mitigation & User Action Customers using the affected software are encouraged to apply the risk mitigations, if possible. Additionally, we encourage customers to implement our suggested security best practices to minimize the risk of vulnerability. * Update to v5.20 * QA43240 - Recommended Security Guidelines from Rockwell Automation https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1085012 If customers are unable to update to v5.20, please follow the instructions below to disable the vulnerability in v5.17. * Open the web.xml file in your Pavilion8® installation folder set during installation and go to Console\container\webapps\ROOT\WEB-INF, by default this would be under C:\Pavilion\Console\container\webapps\ROOT\WEB-INF. * Search for the text jmx-console-action-handler and delete the below lines from web.xml file:       jmx-console-action-handler     com.pav.jboss.jmx.HtmlAdaptorServlet         jmx-console-action-handler     /jmx-console/HtmlAdaptor     * Save the changes and close the file. * Restart Pavilion8® Console Service. * Logout and log back into the console and navigate to the URL http:// /jmx-console to confirm you are getting the error message HTTP Status 404 – Not Found. Note:  is your fully qualified domain name used for the Console login.
Is CVE-2023-29463 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-29463 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-29463?
CVE-2023-29463 affects Rockwell Automation Pavilion8.
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