Siemens (CVE-2017-9946)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 500107

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Siemens APOGEE PXC and TALON TC BACnet Automation Controllers in all versions <V3.5. An attacker with network access to the integrated web server (80/tcp and 443/tcp) could bypass the authentication and download sensitive information from the device.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 500107

File Name: tenable_ot_siemens_CVE-2017-9946.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: Remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 2/7/2022

Updated: 5/13/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-9946

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:apogee_pxc_modular_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:apogee_pxc_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/23/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/23/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-9946

CWE: 287

ICSA: 17-285-05

Detections

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