Siemens also advises that users configure the operational environment according to Siemens’ Operational Guidelines for Industrial Security:įor more information on these vulnerabilities and more detailed mitigation instructions, please see Siemens Security Advisory SSA-979106 at the following location: Siemens strongly recommends users protect network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. Validate GSD files for legitimacy and process GSD files only from trusted sources.Restrict operating system access to authorized personnel.Siemens has identified the following specific workarounds and mitigations that users can apply to reduce the risk: Younes Dragoni from Nozomi Networks reported these vulnerabilities to NCCIC. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS: Chemical, Energy, Food and Agriculture, and Water and Wastewater Systems.A CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 has been calculated the CVSS vector string is ( AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H). Execution is caused on the target device rather than on the PG device.ĬVE-2018-11454 has been assigned to this vulnerability. No special privileges are required, but the victim needs to transfer the manipulated files to a device. Improper file permissions in the default installation of TIA Portal may allow an attacker with local file system access to manipulate resources, which may be transferred to devices and executed there by a different user. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 has been calculated the CVSS vector string is ( AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).Ĥ.2.2 INCORRECT DEFAULT PERMISSIONS CWE-276 No special privileges are required, but the victim needs to attempt to start TIA Portal after the manipulation.ĬVE-2018-11453 has been assigned to this vulnerability.
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Improper file permissions in the default installation of TIA Portal may allow an attacker with local file system access to insert specially crafted files, which may prevent TIA Portal startup (denial-of-service) or lead to local code execution.
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SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and WinCC (TIA Portal) v15: All versions
SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and WinCC (TIA Portal) v14: All versions