Hardcoded credentials in SIMATIC PCS 7 and Siemens SIMATIC WinCC - CVE-2010-2772
Published: March 24, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6166
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-2772
CWE-ID: CWE-259
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
SIMATIC PCS 7
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC
SIMATIC PCS 7
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain hardcoded credentials.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of hardcoded password to access back-end database. A local user can obtain password and gain unaithorized access SCADA system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain complete control over the industrial process.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited by the Stuxnet malware.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of hardcoded password to access back-end database. A local user can obtain password and gain unaithorized access SCADA system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain complete control over the industrial process.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited by the Stuxnet malware.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-2772
Follow vendor recommendations to resolve this issue.