CVE-2018-13799
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC OA Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.14 and prior (All versions < V3.14-P021). Improper access control to a data point of the affected product could allow an unauthenticated remote user to escalate its privileges in the context of SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.14. This vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with network access to port 5678/TCP of the SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.14 server. Successful exploitation requires no user privileges and no user interaction. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise integrity and availability of the SIMATIC WinCC OA system. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this vulnerability was known.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 12, 2018, 1:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 9, 2019, 11:34 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-13799.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105332 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-346256.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-269 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-284 CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105332 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105332 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-346256.pdf No Types Assigned https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-346256.pdf Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-284 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_wincc_open_architecture:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.14 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105332 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 12, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC WinCC OA V3=2E14 and prior (All versions < V3.14-P021). Improper access control to a data point of the affected product could allow an unauthenticated remote user to escalate its privileges in the context of SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.14. This vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with network access to port 5678/TCP of the SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.14 server. Successful exploitation requires no user privileges and no user interaction. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise integrity and availability of the SIMATIC WinCC OA system. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this vulnerability was known. A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.14 and prior (All versions < V3.14-P021). Improper access control to a data point of the affected product could allow an unauthenticated remote user to escalate its privileges in the context of SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.14. This vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with network access to port 5678/TCP of the SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.14 server. Successful exploitation requires no user privileges and no user interaction. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise integrity and availability of the SIMATIC WinCC OA system. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this vulnerability was known.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-13799 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-2018-13799
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.24 }} 0.00%
score
0.64606
percentile