CVE-2025-7330
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in Rockwell Automation products where missing CSRF checks allow attackers to modify configurations when logged-in administrators visit malicious links. The vulnerability affects administrators with configuration privileges who use affected Rockwell Automation software versions.
💻 Affected Systems
- Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View SE
📦 What is this software?
1783 Natr Firmware by Rockwellautomation
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could modify critical system configurations, potentially disrupting industrial operations or creating safety hazards in industrial control systems.
Likely Case
Attackers could modify configuration settings to degrade system performance, create operational inefficiencies, or establish persistence for future attacks.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and administrative awareness, the risk is limited to targeted attacks requiring social engineering.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated administrators into visiting malicious links.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: V12.00.02 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1756.html
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Download FactoryTalk View SE V12.00.02 or later from Rockwell Automation support portal. 2. Follow standard upgrade procedures for FactoryTalk View SE installations. 3. Verify successful installation and functionality.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens
allAdd CSRF protection tokens to all forms requiring administrative actions
Administrative Session Timeout
allImplement shorter session timeouts for administrative interfaces
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict administrative access to trusted networks only
- Implement web application firewall rules to detect CSRF attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check FactoryTalk View SE version in Control Panel > Programs and FeaturesCheck Version:
wmic product where name="FactoryTalk View SE" get versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is V12.00.02 or later and test form submissions for CSRF token validation📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected configuration changes in FactoryTalk logs
- Multiple failed form submissions from same IP
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to administrative endpoints without referrer headers
- Requests with suspicious origin headers
SIEM Query:
source="FactoryTalk" AND (event_type="config_change" OR event_type="form_submission") AND NOT user_agent="browser_agent"