Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo Session Token session expiration

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A vulnerability was found in Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo, SIMOCODE ES, SIRIUS Safety ES, SIRIUS Soft Starter ES and TIA Administrator and classified as very critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Session Token Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to session expiration. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-45386. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo, SIMOCODE ES, SIRIUS Safety ES, SIRIUS Soft Starter ES and TIA Administrator and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Session Token Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a session expiration vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-613. According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization." As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS neo V4.0 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS neo V4.1 (All versions < V4.1 Update 2), SIMATIC PCS neo V5.0 (All versions < V5.0 Update 1), SIMOCODE ES V19 (All versions < V19 Update 1), SIRIUS Safety ES V19 (TIA Portal) (All versions < V19 Update 1), SIRIUS Soft Starter ES V19 (TIA Portal) (All versions < V19 Update 1), TIA Administrator (All versions < V3.0.4). Affected products do not correctly invalidate user sessions upon user logout. This could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker, who has obtained the session token by other means, to re-use a legitimate user's session even after logout.

The advisory is available at cert-portal.siemens.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-45386 since 08/28/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. 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 02/11/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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• SCADA Software

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• Siemens

Name

• SIMATIC PCS neo
• SIMOCODE ES
• SIRIUS Safety ES
• SIRIUS Soft Starter ES
• TIA Administrator

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.siemens.com/

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