Authentication bypass in TIM 1531 IRC - CVE-2018-13816

 

Authentication bypass in TIM 1531 IRC - CVE-2018-13816

Published: December 17, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16563
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13816
CWE-ID: CWE-592
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
TIM 1531 IRC

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists due to missing of proper authentication on port 102/tcp, although configured. A remote attacker can send packets to port 102/tcp, bypass authentication and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.



How to mitigate CVE-2018-13816

Update to version 2.0.

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