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The following vulnerabilities were reported to us by Sharon Brizinov of Claroty Research - Team82. \n\nA feature in the affected products enables users to prepare a project file with an embedded VBA script and can be configured to run once the project file has been opened without user intervention.  This feature can be abused to trick a legitimate user into executing malicious code upon opening an infected RSP/RSS project file. If exploited, a threat actor may be able to perform a remote code execution. 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&nbsp; &nbsp; Deny the execution feature in FactoryTalk® Administration Console, when not needed, by navigating to “Policies”, selecting ‘”Enable/Disable VBA”, and then checking the “Deny” box to block VBA code execution.</p><p>· &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Save project files in a Trusted® location where only administrators can modify it and verify file integrity.</p><p>· &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Utilize the VBA editor protection feature, which locks the VBA code from viewing and editing by setting a password.</p>"}],"value":"Mitigations and Workarounds \n\nUsers using the affected software are encouraged to apply the following mitigations and security best practices, where possible. \n\n·       Deny the execution feature in FactoryTalk® Administration Console, when not needed, by navigating to “Policies”, selecting ‘”Enable/Disable VBA”, and then checking the “Deny” box to block VBA code execution.\n\n·       Save project files in a Trusted® location where only administrators can modify it and verify file integrity.\n\n·       Utilize the VBA editor protection feature, which locks the VBA code from viewing and editing by setting a password."}],"x_generator":{"engine":"Vulnogram 0.2.0"}},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","affected":[{"vendor":"rockwellautomation","product":"rslogix_500","defaultStatus":"unknown","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThan":"*","versionType":"custom"}],"cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:rslogix_500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]},{"vendor":"rockwellautomation","product":"rslogix_micro_developer","defaultStatus":"unknown","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThan":"*","versionType":"custom"}],"cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:rslogix_micro_developer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]},{"vendor":"rockwellautomation","product":"rslogix_micro_starter","defaultStatus":"unknown","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThan":"*","versionType":"custom"}],"cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:rslogix_micro_starter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]},{"vendor":"rockwellautomation","product":"rslogix_5","defaultStatus":"unknown","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThan":"*","versionType":"custom"}],"cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:rslogix_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]}],"metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2024-10-14T15:18:18.670939Z","id":"CVE-2024-7847","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2024-10-15T14:05:45.670Z"}}]}}}