Execution with unnecessary privileges in Siemens SIMATIC SCADA and PCS 7 systems
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-35783 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-250 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SIMATIC BATCH Server applications / SCADA systems SIMATIC PCS 7 Server applications / SCADA systems SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional Server applications / SCADA systems SIMATIC Information Server Hardware solutions / Firmware SIMATIC Process Historian Hardware solutions / Firmware SIMATIC WinCC Hardware solutions / Firmware |
| Vendor | Siemens |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Execution with unnecessary privileges
EUVDB-ID: #VU97145
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35783
CWE-ID:
CWE-250 - Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application binary has a setuid bit. A remote administrator can run the affected binary and execute arbitrary OS commands with elevated privileges.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSIMATIC BATCH: 9.1
SIMATIC Information Server: 2020 - 2022
SIMATIC PCS 7: 9.1
SIMATIC Process Historian: 2020 - 2022
SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional: 18.0 - 19.0
SIMATIC WinCC: 7.4 - 8.0
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_batch:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_information_server:2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_information_server:2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_process_historian:2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_process_historian:2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_runtime_professional:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:
http://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-629254.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
