Summary
Multiple vulnerabilties were reported in WIBU-SYSTEMS Codemeter. WIBU-SYSTEMS Codemeter is installed by default during e!COCKPIT installation. All currently existing e!COCKPIT installation bundles contain vulnerable versions of WIBU-SYSTEMS Codemeter.
Impact
WAGO controllers and IO-Devices are not affected by WIBU-SYSTEMS Codemeter vulnerabilities.
However, due to compatibility reasons to the 3S Codesys Store, the e!COCKPIT engineering software is bundled with a WIBU-SYSTEMS Codemeter installation.
Affected Product(s)
Model no. | Product name | Affected versions |
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Software e!COCKPIT engineering software installation bundles <V1.8 | Software e!COCKPIT engineering software installation bundles <V1.8 |
Vulnerabilities
Expand / Collapse allProtocol encryption can be easily broken for CodeMeter (All versions prior to 6.90 are affected, including Version 6.90 or newer only if CodeMeter Runtime is running as server) and the server accepts external connections, which may allow an attacker to remotely communicate with the CodeMeter API.
Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in CodeMeter (All versions prior to 7.10) where the packet parser mechanism does not verify length fields. An attacker could send specially crafted packets to exploit these vulnerabilities.
CodeMeter (All versions prior to 6.90 when using CmActLicense update files with CmActLicense Firm Code) has an issue in the license-file signature checking mechanism, which allows attackers to build arbitrary license files, including forging a valid license file as if it were a valid license file of an existing vendor. Only CmActLicense update files with CmActLicense Firm Code are affected.
CodeMeter (All versions prior to 6.81) and the software using it may crash while processing a specifically crafted license file due to unverified length fields.
This vulnerability allows an attacker to use the internal WebSockets API for CodeMeter (All versions prior to 7.00 are affected, including Version 7.0 or newer with the affected WebSockets API still enabled. This is especially relevant for systems or devices where a web browser is used to access a web server) via a specifically crafted Java Script payload, which may allow alteration or creation of license files for when combined with CVE-2020-14515.
An attacker could send a specially crafted packet that could have CodeMeter (All versions prior to 7.10) send back packets containing data from the heap.
Mitigation
Use general security best practices to protect systems from local and network attacks.
Disable the WIBU-SYSTEMS CodeMeter Runtime WebSockets API.
Run WIBU-SYSTEMS CodeMeter only as client and use localhost as binding for the WIBU-SYSTEMS CodeMeter communication. If you need to operate WIBU-SYSTEMS CodeMeter Runtime as Network License Server please make sure that it is operated in a secure environment.
For further impact information and risk mitigation, please refer to the official WIBU-SYSTEMS Advisory Website.
Revision History
Version | Date | Summary |
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1 | 09.09.2020 08:23 | Initial revision. |
2 | 06.11.2024 12:27 | Fix: added self-reference |
3 | 12.02.2025 17:48 | Fix: corrected self-reference, fixed version |
4 | 14.05.2025 14:28 | Fix: removed ia, added distribution |