CVE-2021-31894
Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7/STEP 7/PDM SINAMICS STARTER File Write Permission Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.X (All versions < V9.1 SP2), SIMATIC PDM (All versions < V9.2 SP2), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions < V5.7), SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7 OEM version) (All versions < V5.4 SP2 HF1). A directory containing metafiles relevant to devices' configurations has write permissions. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability by changing the content of certain metafiles and subsequently manipulate parameters or behavior of devices that would be later configured by the affected software.
INFO
Published Date :
July 13, 2021, 11:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 10, 2022, 8:28 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
2.0
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-31894
vulnerability.
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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-2021-31894.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-661034.pdf | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2021-31894 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 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 10, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.X (All versions < V9.1 SP2), SIMATIC PDM (All versions < V9.2 SP2), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions < V5.7), SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7 OEM version) (All versions < V5.4 SP2 HF1). A directory containing metafiles relevant to devices' configurations has write permissions. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability by changing the content of certain metafiles and subsequently manipulate parameters or behavior of devices that would be later configured by the affected software. A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.X (All versions < V9.1 SP2), SIMATIC PDM (All versions < V9.2 SP2), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions < V5.7), SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7 OEM version) (All versions < V5.4 SP2 HF1). A directory containing metafiles relevant to devices' configurations has write permissions. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability by changing the content of certain metafiles and subsequently manipulate parameters or behavior of devices that would be later configured by the affected software. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 10, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.X (All versions), SIMATIC PDM (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions < V5.7), SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7 OEM version) (All versions < V5.4 SP2 HF1). A directory containing metafiles relevant to devices' configurations has write permissions. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability by changing the content of certain metafiles and subsequently manipulate parameters or behavior of devices that would be later configured by the affected software. A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.X (All versions < V9.1 SP2), SIMATIC PDM (All versions < V9.2 SP2), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions < V5.7), SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7 OEM version) (All versions < V5.4 SP2 HF1). A directory containing metafiles relevant to devices' configurations has write permissions. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability by changing the content of certain metafiles and subsequently manipulate parameters or behavior of devices that would be later configured by the affected software. -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_pcs_7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.2 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_pcs_7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.2 *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_pcs_7_firmware:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_step_7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.7 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_step_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_step_7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0 up to (excluding) 5.7 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_step_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinamics_starter_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:sinamics_starter:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinamics_starter_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.4 *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinamics_starter_firmware:5.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinamics_starter_firmware:5.4:hf1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinamics_starter_firmware:5.4:hf2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinamics_starter_firmware:5.4:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinamics_starter_firmware:5.4:sp1_hf1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinamics_starter_firmware:5.4:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:sinamics_starter:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 14, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.X (All versions), SIMATIC PDM (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions < V5.7), SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7 OEM version) (All versions). A directory containing metafiles relevant to devices' configurations has write permissions. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability by changing the content of certain metafiles and subsequently manipulate parameters or behavior of devices that would be later configured by the affected software. A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.X (All versions), SIMATIC PDM (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions < V5.7), SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7 OEM version) (All versions < V5.4 SP2 HF1). A directory containing metafiles relevant to devices' configurations has write permissions. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability by changing the content of certain metafiles and subsequently manipulate parameters or behavior of devices that would be later configured by the affected software. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 06, 2021
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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-661034.pdf No Types Assigned https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-661034.pdf Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_pcs_7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.2 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_pcs_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_pdm_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_pdm:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:simatic_step_7_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.7 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:simatic_step_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sinamics_starter_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:sinamics_starter:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 13, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.X (All versions), SIMATIC PDM (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions < V5.7), SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7 OEM version) (All versions). A directory containing metafiles relevant to devices' configurations has write permissions. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability by changing the content of certain metafiles and subsequently manipulate parameters or behavior of devices that would be later configured by the affected software. A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.X (All versions), SIMATIC PDM (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.X (All versions < V5.7), SINAMICS STARTER (containing STEP 7 OEM version) (All versions). A directory containing metafiles relevant to devices' configurations has write permissions. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability by changing the content of certain metafiles and subsequently manipulate parameters or behavior of devices that would be later configured by the affected software.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-31894 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-2021-31894
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.10264
percentile