Siemens SIMATIC PCS7 up to 7.1 untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Siemens SIMATIC PCS7 up to 7.1. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in untrusted search path. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2012-3015. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Siemens SIMATIC PCS7 up to 7.1 (SCADA Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC STEP7 before 5.5 SP1, as used in SIMATIC PCS7 7.1 SP3 and earlier and other products, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in a STEP7 project folder.

The weakness was released 07/26/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-3015 since 05/30/2012. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/15/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as attacked.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Zero-Day.cz (443). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Attacked

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Timelineinfo

05/30/2012 🔍
07/26/2012 +57 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +970 days 🔍
07/15/2024 +3402 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: ssa-110665
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3015 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3015
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61431
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 07/15/2024 03:52
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (46), 01/17/2018 12:11 (1), 12/07/2021 07:33 (3), 07/15/2024 03:52 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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