CVE-2023-29023

User-assisted script execution in trusted web pages

Published May 11, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Cross-site scripting in Rockwell Automation ArmorStart ST all versions allows attackers to execute scripts through crafted web content. Rockwell Automation has not disclosed the affected request parameter, page, or input-handling error that permits script injection. Exploitation requires user interaction, such as opening phishing content, and can expose or modify web data or make the device web page unavailable.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.49%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in Rockwell Automation ArmorStart ST all versions allows attackers to execute scripts through crafted web content. Rockwell Automation has not disclosed the affected request parameter, page, or input-handling error that permits script injection. Exploitation requires user interaction, such as opening phishing content, and can expose or modify web data or make the device web page unavailable.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-29023
Published
May 11, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Rockwell Automation
Product
ArmorStart ST
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Rockwell Automation · ArmorStart STversion=All

Published CVSS scores

7.0Rockwell AutomationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

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