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MEDIUM
CVE-2015-1594
Siemens SIMATIC Untrusted Search Path Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC ProSave before 13 SP1; SIMATIC CFC before 8.0 SP4 Upd9 and 8.1 before Upd1; SIMATIC STEP 7 before 5.5 SP1 HF2, 5.5 SP2 before HF7, 5.5 SP3, and 5.5 SP4 before HF4; SIMOTION Scout before 4.4; and STARTER before 4.4 HF3 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse application file.

INFO

Published Date :

March 7, 2015, 2:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 24, 2016, 7:55 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-1594 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_step_7
2 Siemens simatic_prosave
3 Siemens starter
4 Siemens simotion_scout
5 Siemens simatic_cfc
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-2015-1594.

URL Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032039 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-451236.pdf Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-1594 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-1594 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]

    Aug. 24, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_prosave:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_cfc:8.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_cfc:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:5.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:5.5:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:starter:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simotion_scout:4.3:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:starter:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_prosave:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simotion_scout:4.3:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_cfc:8.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_cfc:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:5.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:5.5:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032039 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032039 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032039
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 09, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html">CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_prosave:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_cfc:8.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_cfc:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:5.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:5.5:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:starter:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simotion_scout:4.3:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-451236.pdf No Types Assigned http://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-451236.pdf Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 09, 2015

    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-2015-1594 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-2015-1594 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability