6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-19278
SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 Drives Unauthenticated Physical Access Restoration Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 Drives MLFB 6SR32..-.....-.... MLFB 6SR4...-.....-.... MLFB 6SR5...-.....-.... With option A30 (HMIs 12 inches or larger) (All versions), SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 Drives MLFB 6SR325.-.....-.... (High Availability) (All versions). The affected device contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to restore the affected device to a point where predefined application and operating system protection mechanisms are not in place. Successful exploitation requires physical access to the system, but no system privileges and no user interaction. An attacker could use the vulnerability to compromise confidentialiy, integrity and availability of the device. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 16, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 3, 2021, 4:57 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-19278 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 sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180_firmware
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-2019-19278.

URL Resource
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-242353.pdf Vendor Advisory
https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-014-04 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-19278 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-19278 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
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CWE NIST CWE-362
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180_mlfb_6sr4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180_mlfb_6sr4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180_mlfb_6sr5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180_mlfb_6sr5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180_mlfb_6sr325_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180_mlfb_6sr325:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180_mlfb_6sr32_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180_mlfb_6sr32:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/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-242353.pdf No Types Assigned https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-242353.pdf Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-014-04 No Types Assigned https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-014-04 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180_mlfb_6sr32_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180_mlfb_6sr32:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180_mlfb_6sr4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180_mlfb_6sr4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180_mlfb_6sr5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180_mlfb_6sr5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180_mlfb_6sr325_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:sinamics_perfect_harmony_gh180_mlfb_6sr325:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-014-04 [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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-19278 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-2019-19278 weaknesses.

CAPEC-26: Leveraging Race Conditions Leveraging Race Conditions CAPEC-29: Leveraging Time-of-Check and Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Conditions Leveraging Time-of-Check and Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Conditions 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-20: Encryption Brute Forcing Encryption Brute Forcing CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-36: Using Unpublished Interfaces or Functionality Using Unpublished Interfaces or Functionality CAPEC-51: Poison Web Service Registry Poison Web Service Registry CAPEC-57: Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive Data Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive Data CAPEC-59: Session Credential Falsification through Prediction Session Credential Falsification through Prediction CAPEC-65: Sniff Application Code Sniff Application Code CAPEC-74: Manipulating State Manipulating State CAPEC-87: Forceful Browsing Forceful Browsing CAPEC-107: Cross Site Tracing Cross Site Tracing CAPEC-127: Directory Indexing Directory Indexing CAPEC-237: Escaping a Sandbox by Calling Code in Another Language Escaping a Sandbox by Calling Code in Another Language CAPEC-477: Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content CAPEC-480: Escaping Virtualization Escaping Virtualization CAPEC-668: Key Negotiation of Bluetooth Attack (KNOB) Key Negotiation of Bluetooth Attack (KNOB)
Exploit Prediction

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

0.07 }} -0.02%

score

0.28575

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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