CVE-2018-13811

Medium

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) (All Versions < V15.1). Password hashes with insufficient computational effort could allow an attacker to access to a project file and reconstruct passwords. The vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with local access to the project file. No user interaction is required to exploit the vulnerability. The vulnerability could allow the attacker to obtain certain passwords from the project. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this vulnerability was known.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductSiemens Simatic Step 7 \(tia Portal\)
PublishedDec 13, 2018
First seenDec 13, 2018
Weakness typeCWE-916CWE-916

How to fix

Update
  • siemens simatic_step_7_\(tia_portal\)15.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
siemens simatic_step_7_\(tia_portal\)v < 15.115.1

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