Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in CP1604 and CP1616 - CVE-2018-13808
Published: February 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17737
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13808
CWE-ID: CWE-319
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
CP1604
CP1616
CP1604
CP1616
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information or cause DoS condition.
The vulnerability exists due to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. A remote attacker with network access to Port 23/TCP can extract internal communication data or cause a denial-of-service condition.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-13808
Update the affected products to version 2.8.