CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.4
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: a vulnerability has been identified in simatic hmi comfort panels 4" - 22" (all versions < v15.1 update 1), simatic hmi comfort outdoor panels 7" & 15" (all versions < v15.1 update 1), simatic hmi ktp mobile panels ktp400f, ktp700, ktp700f, ktp900 und ktp900f (all versions < v15.1 update 1), simatic wincc runtime advanced (all versions < v15.1 update 1), simatic wincc runtime professional (all versions < v15.1 update 1), simatic wincc (tia portal) (all versions < v15.1 update 1), simatic hmi classic devices (tp/mp/op/mp mobile panel) (all versions). the affected device offered snmp read and write capacities with a publicly know hardcoded community string. the security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with network access to the affected device. successful exploitation requires no system privileges and no user interaction. an attacker could use the vulnerability to compromise confidentiality and integrity of the affected system. at the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/NONE
Published Date: 2019-05-14
Last Modified Date: 2019-05-22
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CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.4
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: a vulnerability has been identified in simatic hmi comfort panels 4" - 22" (all versions < v15.1 update 1), simatic hmi comfort outdoor panels 7" & 15" (all versions < v15.1 update 1), simatic hmi ktp mobile panels ktp400f, ktp700, ktp700f, ktp900 und ktp900f (all versions < v15.1 update 1), simatic wincc runtime advanced (all versions < v15.1 update 1), simatic wincc runtime professional (all versions < v15.1 update 1), simatic wincc (tia portal) (all versions < v15.1 update 1), simatic hmi classic devices (tp/mp/op/mp mobile panel) (all versions). the affected device offered snmp read and write capacities with a publicly know hardcoded community string. the security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with network access to the affected device. successful exploitation requires no system privileges and no user interaction. an attacker could use the vulnerability to compromise confidentiality and integrity of the affected system. at the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/NONE
Published Date: 2019-05-14
Last Modified Date: 2019-05-22
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