#VU68263 Insufficiently protected credentials in Siemens products - CVE-2022-38465
Published: October 12, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68263
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38465
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller CPU 1515SP PC
SIMATIC Drive Controller
SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU
SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller CPU 1515SP PC2
SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller
SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM Advanced
SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller CPU 1515SP PC
SIMATIC Drive Controller
SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU
SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller CPU 1515SP PC2
SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller
SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM Advanced
Software vendor:
Siemens
Siemens
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficiently protected credentials. A local attacker can discover the private key of a CPU product family and extract confidential configuration data from projects that are protected by that key or perform attacks against legacy PG/PC and HMI communication.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.