CVE-2018-4858
Siemens IEC 61850 System Configurator Remote Code Execution and Data Exfiltration Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in IEC 61850 system configurator (All versions < V5.80), DIGSI 5 (affected as IEC 61850 system configurator is incorporated) (All versions < V7.80), DIGSI 4 (All versions < V4.93), SICAM PAS/PQS (All versions < V8.11), SICAM PQ Analyzer (All versions < V3.11), SICAM SCC (All versions < V9.02 HF3). A service of the affected products listening on all of the host's network interfaces on either port 4884/TCP, 5885/TCP, or port 5886/TCP could allow an attacker to either exfiltrate limited data from the system or to execute code with Microsoft Windows user permissions. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to be able to send a specially crafted network request to the vulnerable service and a user interacting with the service's client application on the host. In order to execute arbitrary code with Microsoft Windows user permissions, an attacker must be able to plant the code in advance on the host by other means. The vulnerability has limited impact to confidentiality and integrity of the affected system. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known. Siemens confirms the security vulnerability and provides mitigations to resolve the security issue.
INFO
Published Date :
July 9, 2018, 7:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 16, 2023, 1:52 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
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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-2018-4858.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105933 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-159860.pdf | Vendor Advisory |
| https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-317-01 | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-4858 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 16, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105933 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105933 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-317-01 No Types Assigned https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-317-01 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource Removed CPE Configuration AND OR OR Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sicam_pas\/pqs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.11 -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:siemens:sicam_pas/pqs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sicam_pas/pqs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sicam_pas/pqs_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 8.11 OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sicam_pas/pqs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 8.11 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE Siemens AG CWE-284 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-284 CWE-284 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in IEC 61850 system configurator (All versions < V5.80), DIGSI 5 (affected as IEC 61850 system configurator is incorporated) (All versions < V7.80), DIGSI 4 (All versions), SICAM PAS/PQS (All versions < V8.11), SICAM PQ Analyzer (All versions < V3.11), SICAM SCC (All versions). A service of the affected products listening on all of the host's network interfaces on either port 4884/TCP, 5885/TCP, or port 5886/TCP could allow an attacker to either exfiltrate limited data from the system or to execute code with Microsoft Windows user permissions. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to be able to send a specially crafted network request to the vulnerable service and a user interacting with the service's client application on the host. In order to execute arbitrary code with Microsoft Windows user permissions, an attacker must be able to plant the code in advance on the host by other means. The vulnerability has limited impact to confidentiality and integrity of the affected system. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known. Siemens confirms the security vulnerability and provides mitigations to resolve the security issue. A vulnerability has been identified in IEC 61850 system configurator (All versions < V5.80), DIGSI 5 (affected as IEC 61850 system configurator is incorporated) (All versions < V7.80), DIGSI 4 (All versions < V4.93), SICAM PAS/PQS (All versions < V8.11), SICAM PQ Analyzer (All versions < V3.11), SICAM SCC (All versions < V9.02 HF3). A service of the affected products listening on all of the host's network interfaces on either port 4884/TCP, 5885/TCP, or port 5886/TCP could allow an attacker to either exfiltrate limited data from the system or to execute code with Microsoft Windows user permissions. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to be able to send a specially crafted network request to the vulnerable service and a user interacting with the service's client application on the host. In order to execute arbitrary code with Microsoft Windows user permissions, an attacker must be able to plant the code in advance on the host by other means. The vulnerability has limited impact to confidentiality and integrity of the affected system. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known. Siemens confirms the security vulnerability and provides mitigations to resolve the security issue. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 16, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105933 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 14, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-317-01 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 14, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-159860.pdf No Types Assigned https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-159860.pdf Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-284 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:ec_61850_system_configurator_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.80 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:ec_61850_system_configurator:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sicam_pas\/pqs_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.11 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:sicam_pas\/pqs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sicam_pq_analyzer_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.11 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:sicam_pq_analyzer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sicam_scc_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:sicam_scc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:digsi_4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:digsi_4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:digsi_5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.80 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:digsi_5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-4858 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-2018-4858
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.20 }} 0.03%
score
0.57926
percentile