Siemens SIMATIC and SCALANCE Products Encryption Strength (CVE-2022-4450)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 501842

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The function PEM_read_bio_ex() reads a PEM file from a BIO and parses and decodes the name (e.g. CERTIFICATE), any header data and the payload data. If the function succeeds then the name_out, header and data arguments are populated with pointers to buffers containing the relevant decoded data. The caller is responsible for freeing those buffers. It is possible to construct a PEM file that results in 0 bytes of payload data. In this case PEM_read_bio_ex() will return a failure code but will populate the header argument with a pointer to a buffer that has already been freed. If the caller also frees this buffer then a double free will occur. This will most likely lead to a crash. This could be exploited by an attacker who has the ability to supply malicious PEM files for parsing to achieve a denial of service attack. The functions PEM_read_bio() and PEM_read() are simple wrappers around PEM_read_bio_ex() and therefore these functions are also directly affected. These functions are also called indirectly by a number of other OpenSSL functions including PEM_X509_INFO_read_bio_ex() and SSL_CTX_use_serverinfo_file() which are also vulnerable. Some OpenSSL internal uses of these functions are not vulnerable because the caller does not free the header argument if PEM_read_bio_ex() returns a failure code. These locations include the PEM_read_bio_TYPE() functions as well as the decoders introduced in OpenSSL 3.0. The OpenSSL asn1parse command line application is also impacted by this issue.

This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.

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 identified the following specific workarounds and mitigations users can apply to reduce risk:
- CVE-2022-4450: Do not import or configure certificate files in PEM format from untrusted sources.

As a general security measure, Siemens recommends protecting network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. To operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends configuring the environment according to Siemens' operational guidelines for Industrial Security. Additional information on Siemens Industrial Security can be found here.

For more information, see the associated Siemens security advisory SSA-203374 in HTML and CSAF.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 501842

Version: 1.7

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 12/19/2023

Updated: 3/17/2025

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-4450

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr326-2c_poe_wg_%28without_ul%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xf204_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xp216poe_eec_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc206-2g_poe_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc208g_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_wam766-1_%28me%29_firmware:3.0.0, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc216_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc206-2sfp_g_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr524-8c%2c_24v_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr526-8c%2c_2x230v_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xb205-3ld_%28sc%2c_e%2fip%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc206-2sfp_g_%28eip_def.%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc224-4c_g_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xp208poe_eec_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xm408-8c_%28l3_int.%29_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc208_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xf204_dna_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr524-8c%2c_2x230v_%28l3_int.%29_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr328-4c_wg_%2824xfe%2c_4xge%2c_24v%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xb205-3ld_%28sc%2c_pn%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc206-2g_poe_%2854_v_dc%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.0, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_w1750d_%28row%29_firmware:8.10.0.9, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc208g_%28eip_def.%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr328-4c_wg_%2828xge%2c_dc_24v%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr526-8c%2c_24v_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xm408-8c_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr526-8c%2c_1x230v_%28l3_int.%29_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_net_scalance_xc206-2sfp_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_wub762-1_ifeatures_firmware:3.0.0, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr528-6m_%282hr2%29_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xp216_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xb213-3_%28sc%2c_pn%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc208g_poe_%2854_v_dc%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr552-12m_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xp208_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc206-2sfp_g_eec_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_wum763-1_%28us%29_firmware:3.0.0, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xm416-4c_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr324wg_%2824_x_fe%2c_dc_24v%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_wam766-1_eec_%28me%29_firmware:3.0.0, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xb216_%28pn%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xp216eec_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr524-8c%2c_1x230v_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr552-12m_%282hr2%29_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc206-2_%28st%2fbfoc%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xb205-3_%28sc%2c_pn%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc216-4c_g_eec_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xm408-4c_%28l3_int.%29_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_wam766-1_eec_firmware:3.0.0, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_cpu_firmware:3.1.0, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_wum763-1_firmware:3.0.0, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xb213-3ld_%28sc%2c_e%2fip%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr524-8c%2c_2x230v_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_cp_1543sp-1_firmware:2.3, cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_et_200sp_cp_1543sp-1_isec_firmware:2.3, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc224-4c_g_eec_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xb213-3ld_%28sc%2c_pn%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xp208_%28ethernet%2fip%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr328-4c_wg_%2824xfe%2c_4xge%2cdc24v%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_wam766-1_eec_%28us%29_firmware:3.0.0, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr528-6m_%28l3_int.%29_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr324wg_%2824_x_fe%2c_ac_230v%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_et_200sp_cp_1542sp-1_irc_tx_rail_firmware:2.3, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_wam763-1_%28us%29_firmware:3.0.0, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xb213-3_%28st%2c_e%2fip%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr524-8c%2c_1x230v_%28l3_int.%29_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xb205-3_%28st%2c_pn%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc206-2sfp_eec_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr328-4c_wg_%2828xge%2c_ac_230v%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr524-8c%2c_24v_%28l3_int.%29_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc216-3g_poe_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_net_scalance_xc206-2_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xb213-3_%28st%2c_pn%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_wum766-1_%28me%29_firmware:3.0.0, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_wum766-1_%28usa%29_firmware:3.0.0, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc224_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xf204-2ba_dna_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc216-4c_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc224-4c_g_%28eip_def.%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc216-3g_poe_%2854_v_dc%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_wub762-1_firmware:3.0.0, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_wam766-1_firmware:3.0.0, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr528-6m_%282hr2%2c_l3_int.%29_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xb208_%28pn%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xb205-3_%28st%2c_e%2fip%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xb208_%28e%2fip%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xm416-4c_%28l3_int.%29_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1500_tm_mfp, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_cp_1542sp-1_firmware:2.3, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc208eec_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_net_scalance_xc216-4c_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_wam763-1_firmware:3.0.0, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc208g_eec_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc206-2_%28sc%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_wam766-1_%28us%29_firmware:3.0.0, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc216eec_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr526-8c%2c_24v_%28l3_int.%29_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_w1750d_%28jp%29_firmware:8.10.0.9, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_wab762-1_firmware:3.0.0, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xp208eec_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xp216_%28ethernet%2fip%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc208g_poe_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_et_200sp_cp_1543sp-1_isec_tx_rail_firmware:2.3, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc216-4c_g_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr526-8c%2c_1x230v_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_w1750d_%28usa%29_firmware:8.10.0.9, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc206-2g_poe_eec_%2854_v_dc%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc216-4c_g_%28eip_def.%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_wam763-1_%28me%29_firmware:3.0.0, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xb216_%28e%2fip%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:siplus_net_scalance_xc208_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_cp_1542sp-1_irc_firmware:2.3, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr326-2c_poe_wg_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xf204-2ba_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr552-12m_%282hr2%2c_l3_int.%29_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr328-4c_wg_%2824xfe%2c4xge%2cac230v%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_wum766-1_firmware:3.0.0, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xc206-2sfp_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xb213-3_%28sc%2c_e%2fip%29_firmware:4.5, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xm408-4c_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr526-8c%2c_2x230v_%28l3_int.%29_firmware:6.6.1, cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_xr528-6m_firmware:6.6.1

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-4450

CWE: 415

ICSA: 23-075-04, 24-165-10, 24-165-11, 25-044-09

Detections

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