Siemens APOGEE and TALON Improper Access Control (CVE-2022-45937)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 500748

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in APOGEE PXC Series (BACnet) (All versions < V3.5.5), APOGEE PXC Series (P2 Ethernet) (All versions < V2.8.20), TALON TC Series (BACnet) (All versions < V3.5.5). A low privilege authenticated attacker with network access to the integrated web server could download sensitive information from the device containing user account credentials.

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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 prepared a fix and recommends updating to the following:

- APOGEE PXC Series (BACnet): Update to version 3.5.5 or later
- APOGEE PXC Series (P2 Ethernet): Update to version 2.8.20 or later
- TALON TC Series (BACnet): Update to version 3.5.5 or later

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 and following the recommendations in the product manuals. For more information, see Siemens Security Advisory SSA-180579 in HTML or CSAF.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 500748

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 1/25/2023

Updated: 9/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-45937

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:pxc24.2-pef.a_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:pxc00-e96.a_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:pxc24.2-per.a_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:pxc16.2-pe.a_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:pxc24.2-pe.a_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:pxc100-e96.a_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-45937

ICSA: 22-349-16

Detections

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