Factorytalk ViewApplication · Rockwellautomation

CVE-2024-37367

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-06-14
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 14.0 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A user authentication vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® View SE v12. The vulnerability allows a user from a remote system with FTView to send a packet to the customer’s server to view an HMI project. This action is allowed without proper authentication verification.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

FactoryTalk View SE v12 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability where remote users can send packets to the server to view HMI projects without proper authentication verification. This allows unauthenticated attackers to potentially access sensitive operational information about the industrial control system.

MitigationApply the vendor patch from Rockwell Automation when available. In the interim, implement network segmentation to restrict unauthorized access to the FTView SE server and monitor for anomalous HMI project access attempts.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Factorytalk ViewApplication
Affected:>= 12.0, < 14.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify FactoryTalk View SE version
    Check the installed version via Windows Registry at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Rockwell Software\FactoryTalk View SE\Version or by right-clicking the application in Windows Programs and selecting Properties
    Affected if The installed version is 12.0 or higher but lower than 14.0
  2. Confirm HMI project server is running
    Open Windows Services and verify the 'FactoryTalk View SE Server' service status, or check via Task Manager for related processes like 'FTViewSE.exe' or 'HMIProjectServer.exe'
    Affected if The FactoryTalk View SE Server service is running and accepting remote connections
  3. Check network accessibility of the server
    Use 'netstat -an | findstr LISTENING' to identify listening ports (typically TCP 80, 443, or custom ports for FactoryTalk SE) and verify if the server IP is exposed to untrusted networks
    Affected if The FactoryTalk View SE server ports are listening on interfaces accessible from untrusted networks (not limited to localhost or internal management VLAN)
  4. Inspect HMI project access logging
    Review FactoryTalk View SE log files in the application logs directory (typically under C:\Program Files\Rockwell Software\FactoryTalk View\SE\Logs\) for unauthenticated or unexpected project access entries
    Affected if Log entries show project access from IP addresses that do not correspond to authenticated user sessions or expected clients

A user is affected if FactoryTalk View SE version 12.0 through 13.x is installed with the server component exposed to network access and unauthenticated project requests are possible or logged.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 14.0 or later
Fixed in 14.0
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor patch from Rockwell Automation when available. In the interim, implement network segmentation to restrict unauthorized access to the FTView SE server and monitor for anomalous HMI project access attempts.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

FactoryTalk View 14.0

  1. Upgrade FactoryTalk View SE to version 14.0 or later to remediate the authentication bypass vulnerability

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Factorytalk View Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
15.0 hours of engineering $2,600
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