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CRITICAL
CVE-2019-10938
Siemens SIPROTEC 5 and Power Meters Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 5 devices with CPU variants CP200 (All versions < V7.59), SIPROTEC 5 devices with CPU variants CP300 and CP100 (All versions < V8.01), Siemens Power Meters Series 9410 (All versions < V2.2.1), Siemens Power Meters Series 9810 (All versions). An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the device could potentially insert arbitrary code which is executed before firmware verification in the device. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 2, 2019, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 2, 2020, 2:07 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-10938 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 siprotec_5_digsi_device_driver
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-2019-10938.

URL Resource
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-352504.pdf Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-632562.pdf Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-10938 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]

    Oct. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-352504.pdf No Types Assigned https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-352504.pdf Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-284
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 5 devices with CPU variants CP200 (All versions < V7.59), SIPROTEC 5 devices with CPU variants CP300 and CP100 (All versions < V8.01). An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the device could potentially insert arbitrary code which is executed before firmware verification in the device. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known. A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 5 devices with CPU variants CP200 (All versions < V7.59), SIPROTEC 5 devices with CPU variants CP300 and CP100 (All versions < V8.01), Siemens Power Meters Series 9410 (All versions < V2.2.1), Siemens Power Meters Series 9810 (All versions). An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the device could potentially insert arbitrary code which is executed before firmware verification in the device. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-352504.pdf [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 16, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in Ethernet plug-in communication modules for SIPROTEC 5 devices with CPU variants CP200 (All versions < V7.59), SIPROTEC 5 devices with CPU variants CP300 (All versions). An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the device could potentially insert arbitrary code which is executed before firmware verification in the device. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known. A vulnerability has been identified in SIPROTEC 5 devices with CPU variants CP200 (All versions < V7.59), SIPROTEC 5 devices with CPU variants CP300 and CP100 (All versions < V8.01). An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the device could potentially insert arbitrary code which is executed before firmware verification in the device. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in Ethernet plug-in communication modules for SIPROTEC 5 devices with CPU variants CP200 (All versions < V7.59), SIPROTEC 5 devices with CPU variants CP300 (All versions). An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the device could potentially insert arbitrary code which is executed before firmware verification in the device. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known. A vulnerability has been identified in Ethernet plug-in communication modules for SIPROTEC 5 devices with CPU variants CP200 (All versions < V7.59), SIPROTEC 5 devices with CPU variants CP300 (All versions). An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the device could potentially insert arbitrary code which is executed before firmware verification in the device. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in Ethernet plug-in communication modules for SIPROTEC 5 devices with CPU variants CP200 (All versions), SIPROTEC 5 devices with CPU variants CP300 (All versions). An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the device could potentially insert arbitrary code which is executed before firmware verification in the device. A vulnerability has been identified in Ethernet plug-in communication modules for SIPROTEC 5 devices with CPU variants CP200 (All versions < V7.59), SIPROTEC 5 devices with CPU variants CP300 (All versions). An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the device could potentially insert arbitrary code which is executed before firmware verification in the device. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Siemens AG CWE-284
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-632562.pdf No Types Assigned https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-632562.pdf Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:siprotec_5_digsi_device_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:6md85:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:6md86:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:6md89:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7sa82:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7sa86:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7sa87:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7sd82:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7sd86:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7sd87:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7sj82:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7sj85:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7sj86:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7sk82:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7sk85:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7sl82:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7sl86:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7sl87:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7um85:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7ut82:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7ut85:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7ut86:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7ut87:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7ve85:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:siemens:7vk87:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.

0.26 }} -0.08%

score

0.62695

percentile

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