Siemens Automation License Manager 5.x < 6.0.8 Privilege Escalation (SSA-388646)

high Nessus Plugin ID 139606

Synopsis

The remote host has software installed that is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The version of Siemens Automation License Manager installed on the remote host is version 5.x prior to 6.0.8. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper validation of user privileges when executing some operations. An authenticated, local attacker could exploit this issue to modify arbitrary files that should be protected against writing.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Siemens Automation License Manager 6.0+SP8 (6.0.8) or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 139606

File Name: scada_siemens_alm_ssa_388646.nbin

Version: 1.53

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: SCADA

Published: 8/14/2020

Updated: 4/23/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-7583

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:siemens:automation_license_manager

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Siemens Automation License Manager

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-7583

IAVB: 2020-B-0045-S

Detections

Analytics