Schneider Electric SCADA Expert ClearSCADA up to 2013 cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Schneider Electric SCADA Expert ClearSCADA up to 2013. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-5413. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Schneider Electric SCADA Expert ClearSCADA up to 2013 (SCADA Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Schneider Electric StruxureWare SCADA Expert ClearSCADA 2010 R3 through 2014 R1 uses the MD5 algorithm for an X.509 certificate, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof servers via a cryptographic attack against this algorithm.

The weakness was disclosed 09/18/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at ics-cert.us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-5413 since 08/22/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

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 databases at X-Force (96197), SecurityFocus (BID 69842†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46884†). The entries VDB-71296 and VDB-71295 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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08/22/2014 🔍
09/16/2014 +25 days 🔍
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09/18/2014 +2 days 🔍
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11/04/2014 +47 days 🔍
03/26/2015 +142 days 🔍
11/05/2025 +3876 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: schneider-electric.com

Advisory: ics-cert.us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-5413 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-5413
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-71297
X-Force: 96197
SecurityFocus: 69842 - Schneider Electric ClearSCADA CVE-2014-5413 Weak Hashing Algorithm Remote Security Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 46884 - Schneider Electric SCADA Expert ClearSCADA Remote Spoofing via a Cryptographic Attack, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 15:08
Updated: 11/05/2025 00:46
Changes: 03/26/2015 15:08 (54), 06/11/2017 04:56 (3), 11/05/2025 00:46 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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