VDB-96891 · CVE-2016-8567 · BID 94549

Siemens SICAM PAS up to 7.x Port 2638 Service hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Siemens SICAM PAS up to 7.x. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Port 2638 Service. Performing a manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-8567. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Siemens SICAM PAS up to 7.x. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component Port 2638 Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Siemens SICAM PAS before 8.00. A factory account with hard-coded passwords is present in the SICAM PAS installations. Attackers might gain privileged access to the database over Port 2638/TCP.

The bug was discovered 12/01/2016. The weakness was released 02/13/2017 with Positive Technologies (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-8567 since 10/07/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 74 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 8.00 eliminates this vulnerability.It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling tcp/2638. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94549†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-93955 and VDB-93956. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SICAM PAS 8.00
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Timelineinfo

10/07/2016 🔍
11/25/2016 +49 days 🔍
12/01/2016 +6 days 🔍
02/13/2017 +74 days 🔍
02/13/2017 +0 days 🔍
02/14/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/02/2020 +1296 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Positive Technologies
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-8567 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8567
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96891
SecurityFocus: 94549 - Siemens SICAM PAS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8567 - Siemens - SICAM PAS - Hardcoded Credentials Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/14/2017 09:12
Updated: 09/02/2020 09:23
Changes: 02/14/2017 09:12 (62), 09/02/2020 09:23 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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