CVE-2020-6980: Low severity rockwellautomation Micrologix 1400 A Firmware vulnerability

Published Mar 16, 2020
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Updated

Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 Controllers Series B v21.001 and prior, Series A, all versions, MicroLogix 1100 Controller, all versions, RSLogix 500 Software v12.001 and prior, If Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) account data is saved in RSLogix 500, a local attacker with access to a victim’s project may be able to gather SMTP server authentication data as it is written to the project file in cleartext.

Affected Software

11 affected components
rockwellautomation Micrologix 1400 A Firmware
rockwellautomation Micrologix 1400 B Firmware<=21.001
rockwellautomation Micrologix 1400
rockwellautomation Micrologix 1100 Firmware
rockwellautomation Micrologix 1100
rockwellautomation Rslogix 500<=12.001
All of the following
Any of the following
rockwellautomation Micrologix 1400 A Firmware
rockwellautomation Micrologix 1400 B Firmware<=21.001
rockwellautomation Micrologix 1400
All of the following
rockwellautomation Micrologix 1100 Firmware
rockwellautomation Micrologix 1100

Event History

Mar 16, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:36 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:36 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-6980?

CVE-2020-6980 is a vulnerability in Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 Controllers Series B v21.001 and prior, Series A, all versions, MicroLogix 1100 Controller, all versions, RSLogix 500 Software v12.001 and prior that allows a local attacker with access to a victim's system to retrieve the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) account data saved in RSLogix 500.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-6980?

CVE-2020-6980 has a severity value of 3.3, which is considered low.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-6980?

Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 Controllers Series B v21.001 and prior, Series A, all versions, MicroLogix 1100 Controller, all versions, and RSLogix 500 Software v12.001 and prior are affected by CVE-2020-6980.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2020-6980?

An attacker with local access to a victim's system can exploit CVE-2020-6980 to retrieve the saved SMTP account data in RSLogix 500.

5

Is Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 Series A vulnerable to CVE-2020-6980?

Yes, Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 Series A is vulnerable to CVE-2020-6980.

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