6.2
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-50821
"SIMATIC authentication bypass and DoS vulnerability"
Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.1 (All versions < V9.1 SP2 UC04), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V17 (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V18 (All versions < V18 Update 4), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V19 (All versions < V19 Update 1), SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 (All versions < V7.5 SP2 Update 16), SIMATIC WinCC V8.0 (All versions < V8.0 Update 5). The affected products do not properly validate the input provided in the login dialog box. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause a persistent denial of service condition.

INFO

Published Date :

April 9, 2024, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:37 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-50821 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 simatic_wincc
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2023-50821.

URL Resource
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-730482.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-730482.html

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-50821 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-730482.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.1 (All versions < V9.1 SP2 UC04), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V17 (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V18 (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V19 (All versions < V19 Update 1), SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 (All versions < V7.5 SP2 Update 16), SIMATIC WinCC V8.0 (All versions). The affected products do not properly validate the input provided in the login dialog box. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause a persistent denial of service condition. A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.1 (All versions < V9.1 SP2 UC04), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V17 (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V18 (All versions < V18 Update 4), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V19 (All versions < V19 Update 1), SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 (All versions < V7.5 SP2 Update 16), SIMATIC WinCC V8.0 (All versions < V8.0 Update 5). The affected products do not properly validate the input provided in the login dialog box. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause a persistent denial of service condition.
    Added CVSS V4.0 Siemens AG CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Apr. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.1 (All versions < V9.1 SP2 UC04), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V17 (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V18 (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional V19 (All versions < V19 Update 1), SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 (All versions < V7.5 SP2 Update 16), SIMATIC WinCC V8.0 (All versions). The affected products do not properly validate the input provided in the login dialog box. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause a persistent denial of service condition.
    Added Reference Siemens AG https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-730482.html [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Siemens AG CWE-120
    Added CVSS V3.1 Siemens AG AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-50821 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-2023-50821 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
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