Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1100 Controllers

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1100 Controllers

CVE-2016-9338 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

An issue was discovered in Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1100 controller 1763-L16AWA, Series A and B, Version 14.000 and prior versions; 1763-L16BBB, Series A and B, Version 14.000 and prior versions; 1763-L16BWA, Series A and B, Version 14.000 and prior versions; and 1763-L16DWD, Series A and B, Version 14.000 and prior versions. Because of an Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource, users with administrator privileges may be able to remove all administrative users requiring a factory reset to restore ancillary web server function. Exploitation of this vulnerability will still allow the affected device to function in its capacity as a controller.

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