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CVE-2016-7959

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 14 improperly stores pre-shared key data in TIA project files, which makes it easier for local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a file and conducting a brute-force attack.

Published

2016-10-13T10:59:00.143

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 4.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-254

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	siemens	simatic_step_7	≤ 13.010	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93551 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-869766.pdf Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-03 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93551 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-869766.pdf Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-03 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)