Authentication bypass in SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient for Android - CVE-2017-6871

 

Authentication bypass in SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient for Android - CVE-2017-6871

Published: July 14, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7516
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6871
CWE-ID: CWE-288
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient for Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.

The weakness exists due to unknown error. A local attacker can use alternate path or channel to bypass the app’s authentication mechanism.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-6871

Update SIMATIC WinCC Sm@rtClient Lite for Android to version 1.0.2.2.

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