8.1
HIGH
CVE-2017-6868
Siemens SIMATIC CP 44x-1 RNA Remote Authentication Bypass
Description

An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Siemens SIMATIC CP 44x-1 RNA, all versions prior to 1.4.1. An unauthenticated remote attacker may be able to perform administrative actions on the Communication Process (CP) of the RNA series module, if network access to Port 102/TCP is available and the configuration file for the CP is stored on the RNA's CPU.

INFO

Published Date :

July 7, 2017, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-6868 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_cp_44x-1_redundant_network_access_modules
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-2017-6868.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99234 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038788 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-173-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-126840.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99234 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038788 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-173-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-126840.pdf

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-6868 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE ICS-CERT CWE-287
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 30, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-126840.pdf [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038788 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038788 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-173-01 No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-173-01 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99234 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99234 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_cp_44x-1_redundant_network_access_modules:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038788 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99234 [No Types Assigned]
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

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.66 }} -0.28%

score

0.76818

percentile

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