A vulnerability has been identified in TIA Administrator (All versions < V1.0 SP1 Upd1). The integrated configuration web application (TIA Administrator) allows to execute certain application commands without proper authentication. The vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with local access to the affected system. Successful exploitation requires no privileges and no user interaction. An attacker could use the vulnerability to compromise confidentiality and integrity and availability of the affected system. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.
Published: 2019-07-09
Tenable Research has discovered a critical vulnerability in Siemens TIA Portal (also referenced as STEP 7) that would allow an attacker to perform administrative actions. Siemens has released an update and security advisory.
https://medium.com/tenable-techblog/meltdown-of-critical-ics-vulnerabilities-8af3a1a13e6a
https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-253-02
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-834884.pdf
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-721298.pdf