Siemens SIMATIC HMI Basic Panel cleartext transmission

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Siemens SIMATIC HMI Basic Panel, SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panel, SIMATIC HMI KTP700F Mobile Arctic, SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panel and SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced (SCADA Software). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 1st Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC HMI KTP700F Mobile Arctic (All versions), SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels 2nd Generation (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced (All versions). Unencrypted communication between the configuration software and the respective device could allow an attacker to capture potential plain text communication and have access to sensitive information.

The weakness was published 07/14/2020 (Website). The advisory is available at cert-portal.siemens.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-7592 since 01/21/2020. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The attack needs to be done within the local network. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/15/2020). This vulnerability is assigned to T1040 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Cleartext transmission
CWE: CWE-319 / CWE-310
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01/21/2020 🔍
07/14/2020 +175 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: cert-portal.siemens.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-7592 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2020 15:30
Updated: 07/15/2020 15:35
Changes: 07/15/2020 15:30 (36), 07/15/2020 15:35 (18)
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