Siemens SIMATIC Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-2012-3037)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 500030

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 2.x PLC does not properly protect the private key of the SIMATIC CONTROLLER Certification Authority certificate, which allows remote attackers to spoof the S7-1200 web server by using this key to create a forged certificate.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 500030

Version: 1.5

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 2/7/2022

Updated: 12/26/2023

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-3037

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1211c_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1212c_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1212fc_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1214_fc_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1214c_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1215_fc_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1215c_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_cpu_1217c_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_s7-1200_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/25/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/25/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3037

CWE: 295

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