CVE-2022-46670 HIGH

CVE-2022-46670: Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1100 & 1400 Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting Attack

Vendor Rockwell Automation
Product MicroLogix 1100 & 1400 Controllers
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published December 16, 2022
Last update April 17, 2025

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Rockwell Automation was made aware of a vulnerability by a security researcher from Georgia Institute of Technology that the MicroLogix 1100 and 1400 controllers contain a vulnerability that may give an attacker the ability to accomplish remote code execution.  The vulnerability is an unauthenticated stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the embedded webserver. The payload is transferred to the controller over SNMP and is rendered on the homepage of the embedded website.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 16, 2022 CVE published
April 17, 2025 Record updated