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Siemens SIMATIC CP 1543-1 Improper Privilege Management (CVE-2016-8561)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 501101

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28), SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28). Users with elevated privileges to TIA-Portal and project data on the engineering station could possibly get privileged access on affected devices.

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Solution

The following text was originally created by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The original can be found at CISA.gov.

Siemens has released updates for the affected products and recommends users update to the latest versions.:

- SIMATIC CP 1543-1: Update to v2.0.28 or later version
- SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1: Update to v2.0.28 or later version

As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends protecting network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends configuring the environment according to Siemens’ operational guidelines for industrial security, and following the recommendations in the product manuals.

Additional information on industrial security by Siemens can be found at: https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity

For more information on this vulnerability and more detailed mitigation instructions, please see Siemens Security Advisory SSA-672373

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?f16a23d8

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94436

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-327-01

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-672373.pdf

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 501101

Version: 1.5

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 5/2/2023

Updated: 9/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-8561

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_cp_1543-1_firmware:-

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/18/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/18/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-8561

CWE: 264

ICSA: 16-327-01