Siemens SIPROTEC/SIPROTEC Compact EN100 Ethernet improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Siemens SIPROTEC and SIPROTEC Compact. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component EN100 Ethernet Module. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-7112. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Siemens SIPROTEC and SIPROTEC Compact (affected version not known). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component EN100 Ethernet Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The EN100 Ethernet module before 4.29 for Siemens SIPROTEC 4 and SIPROTEC Compact devices allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access via unspecified HTTP traffic.

The weakness was shared 09/06/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at siemens.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-7112 since 08/30/2016. 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 92747†). The entries VDB-91290 and VDB-91291 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/30/2016 🔍
09/05/2016 +6 days 🔍
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09/06/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/07/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/14/2022 +2198 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: ssa-630413
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-7112 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7112
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91289
SecurityFocus: 92747 - Siemens EN100 Ethernet Module CVE-2016-7112 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/07/2016 11:06
Updated: 09/14/2022 20:11
Changes: 09/07/2016 11:06 (42), 04/10/2019 21:15 (10), 09/14/2022 20:04 (3), 09/14/2022 20:11 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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