7.8
HIGH
CVE-2010-2772
Siemens Simatic WinCC and PCS 7 Hard-Coded Password Vulnerability
Description

Siemens Simatic WinCC and PCS 7 SCADA system uses a hard-coded password, which allows local users to access a back-end database and gain privileges, as demonstrated in the wild in July 2010 by the Stuxnet worm, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2568.

INFO

Published Date :

July 22, 2010, 5:43 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2024, 4:44 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2010-2772 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-2772 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Siemens simatic_wincc
2 Siemens simatic_pcs_7
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2010-2772.

URL Resource
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-205-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/new-weaponized-virus-targets-industrial-secrets-725 Press/Media Coverage
http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/siemens-warns-users-dont-change-passwords-after-worm-attack-915?sourcefssr Press/Media Coverage
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/ Press/Media Coverage
http://secunia.com/advisories/40682 Broken Link
http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&caller=viewhttp://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&c Not Applicable
http://www.automation.siemens.com/forum/guests/PostShow.aspx?PostID=16127&16127&Language=en&PageIndex=1 Broken Link
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001987.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.sea.siemens.com/us/News/Industrial/Pages/WinCC_Update.aspx Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41753 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1893 Broken Link
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1712134&postcount=22 Exploit Issue Tracking
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/siemens-scada/ Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60587 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Stuxnet extracted binaries by reversing & Stuxnet Rootkit Analysis

malware-analysis malware-research reverse-engineering stuxnet stuxnet-memory-analysis stuxnet-source zero-day stuxnet-report rootkit rootkit-kernel driver kernel malware malware-development

C

Updated: 3 days, 23 hours ago
6 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Sept. 14, 2024, 10:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

None

Assembly

Updated: 1 year, 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 29, 2023, 3:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Siemens SIMATIC vulnerabilities

Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago
16 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : Feb. 10, 2022, 7:59 a.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

Stuxnet is an extremely sophisticated computer worm that exploits multiple previously unknown Windows zero-day vulnerabilities to infect computers and spread. Its purpose was not just to infect PCs but to cause real-world physical effects. Specifically, it targets centrifuges used to produce the enriched uranium that powers nuclear weapons and reactors.

rootkit flame bootkit stuxnet zeroaccess carberp rovnix hxdef

Assembly

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
46 stars 17 fork 17 watcher
Born at : March 16, 2021, 12:55 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-2772 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-2772 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-205-01 No Types Assigned http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-205-01 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/new-weaponized-virus-targets-industrial-secrets-725 No Types Assigned http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/new-weaponized-virus-targets-industrial-secrets-725 Press/Media Coverage
    Changed Reference Type http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/siemens-warns-users-dont-change-passwords-after-worm-attack-915?sourcefssr No Types Assigned http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/siemens-warns-users-dont-change-passwords-after-worm-attack-915?sourcefssr Press/Media Coverage
    Changed Reference Type http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/ No Types Assigned http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/ Press/Media Coverage
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/40682 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/40682 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&caller=viewhttp://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&c No Types Assigned http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&caller=viewhttp://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&c Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://www.automation.siemens.com/forum/guests/PostShow.aspx?PostID=16127&16127&Language=en&PageIndex=1 No Types Assigned http://www.automation.siemens.com/forum/guests/PostShow.aspx?PostID=16127&16127&Language=en&PageIndex=1 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001987.html No Types Assigned http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001987.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.sea.siemens.com/us/News/Industrial/Pages/WinCC_Update.aspx Vendor Advisory http://www.sea.siemens.com/us/News/Industrial/Pages/WinCC_Update.aspx Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41753 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41753 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1893 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1893 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1712134&postcount=22 No Types Assigned http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1712134&postcount=22 Exploit, Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/siemens-scada/ No Types Assigned http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/siemens-scada/ Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60587 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60587 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-255
    Added CWE NIST CWE-798
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:7.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/60587 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60587 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 22, 2010

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-2772 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-2772 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.05%

score

0.37858

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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