Authentication bypass in Siemens products - CVE-2018-13804
Published: November 13, 2018 / Updated: November 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15895
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13804
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
SIMATIC IT UA Discrete Manufacturing
SIMATIC IT LMS
SIMATIC IT Production Suite
SIMATIC IT UA Discrete Manufacturing
SIMATIC IT LMS
SIMATIC IT Production Suite
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication. A remote attacker can with network access to the installation can bypass the application-level authentication and conduct further attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-13804
Install update from vendor's website.