CVE-2022-2791 (GCVE-0-2022-2791)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-22 19:19 – Updated: 2025-04-16 16:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Emerson Electric's Proficy Machine Edition Version 9.00 and prior is vulnerable to CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type, and will upload any file written into the PLC logic folder to the connected PLC.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-16 15:49 UTC
CWE
- CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-2… | government-resource |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Electric | Proficy Machine Edition |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 9.00
(custom)
|
guessed |
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