Security restrictions bypass in SIPROTEC 4 and Siprotec Compact - CVE-2016-7114
Published: July 7, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7384
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7114
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions.
The weakness exists due to an error related to EN100 Ethernet module. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP request and bypass access restrictions.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in administrative access to the system.
The weakness exists due to an error related to EN100 Ethernet module. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP request and bypass access restrictions.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in administrative access to the system.
Affected software
SIPROTEC 4
Siprotec Compact
Siprotec Compact
How to mitigate CVE-2016-7114
Update SIPROTEC 4 to version 4.29.
Update SIPROTEC Compact to version 4.29.
Update SIPROTEC Compact to version 4.29.