Siemens PCS neo 4.0 Administration Console file information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Siemens PCS neo 4.0. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Administration Console. Executing a manipulation can lead to file information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-38558. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Siemens PCS neo 4.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Administration Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a file information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-538. The product places sensitive information into files or directories that are accessible to actors who are allowed to have access to the files, but not to the sensitive information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 Update 1 (All versions). The affected application leaks Windows admin credentials. An attacker with local access to the Administration Console could get the credentials, and impersonate the admin user, thereby gaining admin access to other Windows systems.

The weakness was presented 09/14/2023 as ssa-646240. The advisory is shared for download at cert-portal.siemens.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-38558 since 07/20/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/14/2023). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1083.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: File information disclosure
CWE: CWE-538 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: ssa-646240
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-38558 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38558
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239728

Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2023 15:38
Changes: 09/14/2023 15:38 (49)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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