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CVE-2016-7960

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 14 uses an improper format for managing TIA project files during version updates, which makes it easier for local users to obtain sensitive configuration information via unspecified vectors.

Published

2016-10-13T10:59:01.817

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 2.5 (LOW)

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-200

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 Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource, VDB Entry ([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 Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)