Information disclosure in Siemens SCALANCE X



Published: 2019-06-11 | Updated: 2019-06-26
Risk Low
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-6567
CWE-ID CWE-257
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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SCALANCE X-300
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

SCALANCE X-200 IRT
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

SCALANCE X-200
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

SCALANCE X-414-3E
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

Vendor Siemens

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Storing passwords in a recoverable format

EUVDB-ID: #VU18822

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6567

CWE-ID: CWE-257 - Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain passwords to the affected devices.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected devices store passwords in a recoverable format. A local attacker can extract and recover device passwords from the device configuration.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires access to a device configuration backup and impacts confidentiality of the stored passwords.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

SCALANCE X-300: 4.1.2

SCALANCE X-200 IRT: 5.3.0 - 5.4.1

SCALANCE X-200: 5.2.2 - 5.2.3

SCALANCE X-414-3E: All versions

External links

http://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-646841.pdf


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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