5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-28395
"Siemens SCALANCE Private Key Vulnerability"
Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X-200RNA switch family (All versions < V3.2.7), SCALANCE X-300 switch family (incl. X408 and SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V4.1.0). Devices do not create a new unique private key after factory reset. An attacker could leverage this situation to a man-in-the-middle situation and decrypt previously captured traffic.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 12, 2021, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 13, 2022, 5:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-28395 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 scalance_xr324-4m_eec_firmware
2 Siemens scalance_xr324-4m_poe_firmware
3 Siemens scalance_xr324-4m_poe_ts_firmware
4 Siemens scalance_xr324-12m_firmware
5 Siemens scalance_xr324-12m_ts_firmware
6 Siemens scalance_xr324wg_firmware
7 Siemens scalance_xr328-4c_wg_firmware
8 Siemens scalance_xr326-2c_poe_wg_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-2020-28395.

URL Resource
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-274900.pdf Vendor Advisory
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-012-02 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-28395 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X-200RNA switch family (All versions < V3.2.7), SCALANCE X-300 switch family (incl. X408 and SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V4.1.0). Devices do not create a new unique private key after factory reset. An attacker could leverage this situation to a man-in-the-middle situation and decrypt previously captured traffic. A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X-200RNA switch family (All versions < V3.2.7), SCALANCE X-300 switch family (incl. X408 and SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V4.1.0). Devices do not create a new unique private key after factory reset. An attacker could leverage this situation to a man-in-the-middle situation and decrypt previously captured traffic.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X-300 switch family (incl. X408 and SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V4.1.0). Devices do not create a new unique private key after factory reset. An attacker could leverage this situation to a man-in-the-middle situation and decrypt previously captured traffic. A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X-200RNA switch family (All versions < V3.2.7), SCALANCE X-300 switch family (incl. X408 and SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V4.1.0). Devices do not create a new unique private key after factory reset. An attacker could leverage this situation to a man-in-the-middle situation and decrypt previously captured traffic.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-061/ [Not Applicable]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-274900.pdf No Types Assigned https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-274900.pdf Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-012-02 No Types Assigned https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-012-02 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-061/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-061/ Not Applicable
    Added CWE NIST CWE-798
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_xr324-12m_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xr324-12m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_xr324-12m_ts_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xr324-12m_ts:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_xr324-4m_eec_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xr324-4m_eec:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_xr324-4m_poe_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xr324-4m_poe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_xr324-4m_poe_ts_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xr324-4m_poe_ts:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_xr324wg_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xr324wg:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_xr326-2c_poe_wg_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xr326-2c_poe_wg:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_xr328-4c_wg_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xr328-4c_wg:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-061/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-012-02 [No Types Assigned]
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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.

0.10 }} 0.03%

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0.39529

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