Authentication bypass in Siemens products - CVE-2018-4834

 

Authentication bypass in Siemens products - CVE-2018-4834

Published: January 26, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10253
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4834
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication on the target system.

The weakness exists in Siemens Desigo PXC devices due to insufficient authentication checks. A remote attacker can bypass authentication and upload malicious firmware for further attacks.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Affected software

Desigo Operator Unit PXM20-E
Desigo Automation Controllers for Integration PXC001-E.D
Desigo Automation Controllers PXC00/64/128-U
Desigo Automation Controllers Modular PXC00/50/100/200-E.D
Desigo Automation Controllers Compact PXC12/22/36-E.D

How to mitigate CVE-2018-4834

Update to version 6.00.204.


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