5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-52891
"Siemens Unified Automation .NET OPC UA Server Denial of Service"
Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic (All versions < V7.5), SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO (All versions < V7.5), SIMATIC IPC DiagBase (All versions), SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor (All versions), SIMIT V10 (All versions), SIMIT V11 (All versions < V11.1). Unified Automation .NET based OPC UA Server SDK before 3.2.2 used in Siemens products are affected by a similar vulnerability as documented in CVE-2023-27321 for the OPC Foundation UA .NET Standard implementation. A successful attack may lead to high load situation and memory exhaustion, and may block the server.

INFO

Published Date :

July 9, 2024, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:40 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-52891 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_ipc_diagmonitor_firmware
2 Siemens simatic_energy_manager_basic
3 Siemens simatic_energy_manager_pro
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-2023-52891.

URL Resource
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-088132.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-088132.html

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-52891 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-088132.html
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic (All versions < V7.5), SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO (All versions < V7.5), SIMATIC IPC DiagBase (All versions), SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor (All versions), SIMIT V10 (All versions), SIMIT V11 (All versions < V11.1). Unified Automation .NET based OPC UA Server SDK before 3.2.2 used in Siemens products are affected by a similar vulnerability as documented in CVE-2023-27321 for the OPC Foundation UA .NET Standard implementation. A successful attack may lead to high load situation and memory exhaustion, and may block the server.
    Added Reference Siemens AG https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-088132.html [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Siemens AG CWE-1325
    Added CVSS V3.1 Siemens AG AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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