Siemens SIMATIC Communication Processor (CVE-2015-8214)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 501108

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC NET CP 342-5 (incl.
SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC NET CP 343-1 Advanced (incl.
SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V3.0.44), SIMATIC NET CP 343-1 Lean (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V3.1.1), SIMATIC NET CP 343-1 Standard (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V3.1.1), SIMATIC NET CP 443-1 Advanced (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V3.2.9), SIMATIC NET CP 443-1 Standard (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V3.2.9), SIMATIC NET CP 443-5 Basic (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC NET CP 443-5 Extended (All versions), TIM 3V-IE / TIM 3V-IE Advanced (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V2.6.0), TIM 3V-IE DNP3 (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V3.1.0), TIM 4R-IE (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V2.6.0), TIM 4R-IE DNP3 (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V3.1.0). The implemented access protection level enforcement of the affected communication processors (CP) could possibly allow unauthenticated users to perform administrative operations on the CPs if network access (port 102/TCP) is available and the CPs' configuration was stored on their corresponding CPUs.

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Solution

The following text was originally created by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The original can be found at CISA.gov.

Siemens has released the following updates for Communication Processor (CP) module families CP 343-1/TIM 3VIE/ TIM 4R-IE/CP 443-1 to resolve this issue:

- SIMATIC NET CP 343-1 Advanced: Update to v3.0.44
- SIMATIC NET CP 343-1 Lean / Standard: Update to v3.1.1
- SIMATIC NET CP 443-1 Advanced / Standard: Update to v3.2.9
- TIM 3V-IE / TIM 3V-IE Advanced / TIM 4R-IE: Update to v2.6.0
- TIM 3V-IE DNP3: Update to v3.1.0
- TIM 4R-IE DNP3: Update to v3.1.0

As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends protecting network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends configuring the environment according to Siemens operational guidelines for industrial security, and following the recommendations in the product manuals.

Additional information on industrial security by Siemens can be found at: https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity

For more information on this vulnerability and detailed instructions, please see Siemens Security Advisory SSA-763427

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 501108

Version: 1.6

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 5/2/2023

Updated: 12/25/2023

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.7

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-8214

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:H/I:N/A:N

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_cp_343-1_advanced_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_cp_343-1_lean_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_cp_443-1_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:simatic_cp_443-1_advanced_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/27/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/27/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8214

CWE: 264

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