Siemens SIMATIC Tiaportal up to 13.0 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Siemens SIMATIC Tiaportal up to 13.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2014-8552. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Siemens SIMATIC Tiaportal up to 13.0 (SCADA Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The WinCC server in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC 7.0 through SP3, 7.2 before Update 9, and 7.3 before Update 2; SIMATIC PCS 7 7.1 through SP4, 8.0 through SP2, and 8.1; and TIA Portal 13 before Update 6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted packets.

The weakness was released 11/26/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at siemens.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-8552 since 10/30/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 04/04/2022). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

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 Vulnerability Center (SBV-47319†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-72995. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/30/2014 🔍
11/26/2014 +27 days 🔍
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11/27/2014 +1 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +120 days 🔍
04/04/2022 +2565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: ssa-134508
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-8552 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8552
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-72996
Vulnerability Center: 47319 - Siemens SIMATIC WinCC, PCS and Tia Portal Remote File System Read via Crafted Packets - CVE-2014-8552, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/04/2022 14:59
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (52), 06/13/2017 08:34 (2), 04/04/2022 14:59 (3)
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