CVE-2022-46670
Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1100 & 1400 Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting Attack
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1100 & 1400 Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting Attack
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-46670- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-49466
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-49466- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x7wf-5vvq-hf3f
Rockwell Automation was made aware of a vulnerability by a security researcher from Georgia...
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.
- Record
GHSA-x7wf-5vvq-hf3f- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-46670- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- rockwell automation micrologix 1100 & 1400 controllers
- rockwell automation micrologix 1400-a
- rockwell automation micrologix 1400-b/c
- rockwellautomation micrologix 1100 firmware
- rockwellautomation micrologix 1400-a firmware
- rockwellautomation micrologix 1400-b firmware
- rockwellautomation micrologix 1400-c firmware
- rockwellautomation micrologix 1400 firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-46670 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Rockwell Automation Micrologix 1100 & 1400 Controllers, published December 16, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.