SB2010072103 - Hardcoded credentials in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC and PSC 7 SCADA systems
Published: July 21, 2010 Updated: March 24, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2010072103
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Hardcoded credentials (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-2772)
CWE-ID: CWE-259 - Use of Hard-coded Password
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:A/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain hardcoded credentials.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of hardcoded password to access back-end database. A local user can obtain password and gain unaithorized access SCADA system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain complete control over the industrial process.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited by the Stuxnet malware.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.