Information disclosure in SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) - CVE-2018-13811
Published: November 13, 2018 / Updated: November 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15894
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13811
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal)
SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient computational effort in password hashes. A remote attacker can gain access to a project file and reconstruct passwords.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-13811
Update to version 15.1.