CVE-2022-30314: Medium severity honeywell safety manager vulnerability

Published Jul 28, 2022
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Updated

Honeywell Experion PKS Safety Manager 5.02 uses Hard-coded Credentials. According to FSCT-2022-0052, there is a Honeywell Experion PKS Safety Manager hardcoded credentials issue. The affected components are characterized as: POLO bootloader. The potential impact is: Manipulate firmware. The Honeywell Experion PKS Safety Manager utilizes the DCOM-232/485 serial interface for firmware management purposes. When booting, the Safety Manager exposes the Enea POLO bootloader via this interface. Access to the boot configuration is controlled by means of credentials hardcoded in the Safety Manager firmware. The credentials for the bootloader are hardcoded in the firmware. An attacker with access to the serial interface (either through physical access, a compromised EWS or an exposed serial-to-ethernet gateway) can utilize these credentials to control the boot process and manipulate the unauthenticated firmware image (see FSCT-2022-0054).

Affected Software

6 affected components
All of the following
Honeywell Safety Manager firmware<r160.1
Honeywell Safety Manager
Honeywell Safety Manager firmware<r160.1
Honeywell Safety Manager
Honeywell Safety Manager: (CVE-2022-30315, CVE-2022-30313, and CVE-2022-30316) All versions
Honeywell Safety Manager: (CVE-2022-30314) Versions prior to R160.1

Event History

Jul 28, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:41 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:41 PM
Description

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2022-30314.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2022-30314?

The severity of CVE-2022-30314 is medium, with a CVSS score of 4.6.

3

What is the impact of this vulnerability?

The potential impact of this vulnerability is the ability to manipulate firmware in Honeywell Experion PKS Safety Manager 5.02.

4

Which components are affected by this vulnerability?

The affected component is the POLO bootloader in Honeywell Experion PKS Safety Manager 5.02.

5

Are there any additional resources for this vulnerability?

Yes, you can find more information about this vulnerability at the following references: [link1] [link2].

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