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CVE-2018-13799

Published: Sep 12, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-269
9.1CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.3%
Top 19.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.14 and prior (All versions < V3.14-P021). Improper access control to a data point of the affected product could allow an unauthenticated remote user to escalate its privileges in the context of SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.14. This vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with network access to port 5678/TCP of the SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.14 server. Successful exploitation requires no user privileges and no user interaction. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise integrity and availability of the SIMATIC WinCC OA system. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this vulnerability was known.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

Siemens AG
commercial·DEaka siemens
SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.14 and prior
ICS / OT / IoT
SIMATIC WinCC OA
ICS / OT / IoT
simatic wincc open architecture
ICS / OT / IoT

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105332
securityfocus.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-346256.pdf
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/txt/ssa-346256.txt
cert-portal.siemens.com
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