CVE-2012-6440 describes a critical man-in-the-middle and replay attack vulnerability affecting the web server password authentication mechanism in various Rockwell Automation EtherNet/IP products and controllers. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to remotely gain full control over product configuration and diagnostics information due to its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed on the CISA KEV catalog, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:controllogix_controllers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:guardlogix_controllers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1100CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:micrologix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1400CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:micrologix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:softlogix_controllers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.