Description
Siemens Simatic WinCC and PCS 7 SCADA system uses a hard-coded password, which allows local users to access a back-end database and gain privileges, as demonstrated in the wild in July 2010 by the Stuxnet worm, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2568.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected products
- Siemens / SIMATIC PCS 77.1 – 7.1
- Siemens / SIMATIC PCS 77.0 – 7.0
- Siemens / SIMATIC PCS 77.1 – 7.1
- Siemens / SIMATIC PCS 76.0 – 6.0
- Siemens / SIMATIC PCS 76.1 – 6.1
- Siemens / SIMATIC PCS 77.0 – 7.0
- Siemens / SIMATIC WinCC7.0 – 7.0
- Siemens / SIMATIC WinCC6.2 – 6.2
References
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60587
- MISChttp://infoworld.com/d/security-central/siemens-warns-users-dont-change-passwords-after-worm-attack-915?sourcefssr
- MISChttp://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&caller=viewhttp://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&c
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-205-01
- MISChttp://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001987.html
- MISChttp://www.automation.siemens.com/forum/guests/PostShow.aspx?PostID=16127&16127&Language=en&PageIndex=1
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1893
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/40682
- MISChttp://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/
- MISChttp://www.sea.siemens.com/us/News/Industrial/Pages/WinCC_Update.aspx
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41753
- MISChttp://infoworld.com/d/security-central/new-weaponized-virus-targets-industrial-secrets-725
- MISChttp://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1712134&postcount=22
- MISChttp://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/siemens-scada/