Is CVE-2023-38122 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-38122 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-38122?

CVE-2023-38122 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-38122?

CVE-2023-38122 has an EPSS score of 1.48% (71th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-38122?

Upgrade ignition to 8.1.26 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-38122

HIGHEPSS 71th pctl

7.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Inductive Automation Ignition OPC UA Quick Client Permissive Cross-domain Policy Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Inductive Automation Ignition. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the web server. The issue results from the lack of appropriate Content Security Policy headers. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-20539.

CWE-942

How to fix

Remediation Available

ignitionNVD

Affected:< 8.1.26Fixed in:8.1.26CVE-2023-38122derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.48%probability of exploitation in 30 days

71stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 71% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

inductiveautomation.com

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-03-12.