| Article No° | Product Name | Affected Version(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1046008 | PLCnext Engineer | <= 2023.3 |
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the LibGit2Sharp or underlying LibGit2 library.
This open-source component is widely used in a lot of products worldwide.
The product is vulnerable to remote code execution, privilege escalation and tampering.
PLCnext Engineer is using the LibGit2Sharp library to provide version control capabilities.
Git is a distributed revision control system. Git prior to versions 2.37.1, 2.36.2, 2.35.4, 2.34.4, 2.33.4, 2.32.3, 2.31.4, and 2.30.5, is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all platforms. An unsuspecting user could still be affected by the issue reported in CVE-2022-24765, for example when navigating as root into a shared tmp directory that is owned by them, but where an attacker could create a git repository. Versions 2.37.1, 2.36.2, 2.35.4, 2.34.4, 2.33.4, 2.32.3, 2.31.4, and 2.30.5 contain a patch for this issue. The simplest way to avoid being affected by the exploit described in the example is to avoid running git as root (or an Administrator in Windows), and if needed to reduce its use to a minimum. While a generic workaround is not possible, a system could be hardened from the exploit described in the example by removing any such repository if it exists already and creating one as root to block any future attacks.
Availability, integrity, or confidentiality of PLCnext Engineer might be compromised by attacks exploiting these vulnerabilities. Specially crafted git configuration files lead to a remote code execution which enables the attacker to elevate privileges and obtain access to the application. The attacker may take over the system, steal data or prevent a system or application from running correctly.
Mitigation
To mitigate aforementioned vulnerabilities the integrity and authenticity of the git configuration data must be ensured. Otherwise, we kindly advise you to refrain from using the version control feature in version lower than 2023.6
Remediation
Update PLCnext Engineer to 2023.6.
PHOENIX CONTACT thanks CERT@VDE for the coordination and support with this publication.