Summary
Beckhoff's TwinCAT 3.1 Build 4026 software is modularized and is installed with different packages depending on user requirements. These packages are selected and installed using either the command line utility tcpkg or the corresponding graphical user interface called TwinCAT Package Manager. Both use the same configuration that specifies where to load packages from. These locations are called feeds, have preconfigured default settings and can be customized by administrative users, for example to add another local mirror of a package server. When using the TwinCAT Package Manager on a PC, a user with administrative access rights can locally set a specially crafted URL for a feed that causes the TwinCAT Package Manager to execute arbitrary operating system commands.
Details
Impact
A local user with administrative access rights can enter specialy crafted values for settings at the user interface (UI) of the TwinCAT Package Manager which then causes arbitrary OS commands to be executed.
Mitigation
Administrative users shall always act thoroughly and inspect the values which they enter.
Remediation
Please update to a recent version of the affected product.
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 6.5
Beckhoff: Local command injection via TwinCAT Package Manager
A local user with administrative access rights can enter specialy crafted values for settings at the user interface (UI) of the TwinCAT Package Manager which then causes arbitrary OS commands to be executed.
Revision history
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#3
Fix: version range
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#2
Fix: list of branches, references
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#1
initial revision
References
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Beckhoff Security Advisory 2024-005: Local command injection via TwinCAT Package Manager - PDF
https://download.beckhoff.com/download/Document/product-security/Advisories/advisory-2024-005.pdf
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Additional information about the latest IPC security advisories is provided here:
https://www.beckhoff.com/secinfo
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CERT@VDE Security Advisories for Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG
https://certvde.com/en/advisories/vendor/beckhoff/
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VDE-2024-064: Beckhoff: Local command injection via TwinCAT Package Manager - HTML
https://certvde.com/en/advisories/vde-2024-064