7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-11453
Siemens SIMATIC TIA Portal Privilege Escalation/DoS
Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and WinCC (TIA Portal) V10, V11, V12 (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and WinCC (TIA Portal) V13 (All versions < V13 SP2 Update 2), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and WinCC (TIA Portal) V14 (All versions < V14 SP1 Update 6), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and WinCC (TIA Portal) V15 (All versions < V15 Update 2). Improper file permissions in the default installation of TIA Portal may allow an attacker with local file system access to insert specially crafted files which may prevent TIA Portal startup (Denial-of-Service) or lead to local code execution. No special privileges are required, but the victim needs to attempt to start TIA Portal after the manipulation.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 7, 2018, 3:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:33 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-11453 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_\(tia_portal\)
2 Siemens simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\)
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
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-2018-11453.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105115 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-979106.pdf Vendor Advisory

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  • 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 Siemens AG CWE-276
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 CWE-254 CWE-732
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105115 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105115 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-979106.pdf No Types Assigned https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-979106.pdf Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7_\(tia_portal\):10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7_\(tia_portal\):11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7_\(tia_portal\):12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7_\(tia_portal\):13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7_\(tia_portal\):13.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7_\(tia_portal\):14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7_\(tia_portal\):15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\):10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\):11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\):12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\):13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\):14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_wincc_\(tia_portal\):15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and WinCC (TIA Portal) V10, V11, V12 (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and WinCC (TIA Portal) V13 (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and WinCC (TIA Portal) V14 (All versions < V14 SP1 Update 6), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and WinCC (TIA Portal) V15 (All versions < V15 Update 2). Improper file permissions in the default installation of TIA Portal may allow an attacker with local file system access to insert specially crafted files which may prevent TIA Portal startup (Denial-of-Service) or lead to local code execution. No special privileges are required, but the victim needs to attempt to start TIA Portal after the manipulation. A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and WinCC (TIA Portal) V10, V11, V12 (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and WinCC (TIA Portal) V13 (All versions < V13 SP2 Update 2), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and WinCC (TIA Portal) V14 (All versions < V14 SP1 Update 6), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) and WinCC (TIA Portal) V15 (All versions < V15 Update 2). Improper file permissions in the default installation of TIA Portal may allow an attacker with local file system access to insert specially crafted files which may prevent TIA Portal startup (Denial-of-Service) or lead to local code execution. No special privileges are required, but the victim needs to attempt to start TIA Portal after the manipulation.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105115 [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-11453 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-2018-11453 weaknesses.

CAPEC-1: Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs CAPEC-81: Web Server Logs Tampering Web Server Logs Tampering CAPEC-127: Directory Indexing Directory Indexing CAPEC-1: Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs CAPEC-17: Using Malicious Files Using Malicious Files CAPEC-60: Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) CAPEC-61: Session Fixation Session Fixation CAPEC-62: Cross Site Request Forgery Cross Site Request Forgery CAPEC-122: Privilege Abuse Privilege Abuse CAPEC-127: Directory Indexing Directory Indexing CAPEC-180: Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels CAPEC-206: Signing Malicious Code Signing Malicious Code CAPEC-234: Hijacking a privileged process Hijacking a privileged process CAPEC-642: Replace Binaries Replace Binaries
Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.02%

score

0.26922

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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