Siemens InsydeH2O Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information (CVE-2023-31041)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 501695

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

An issue was discovered in SysPasswordDxe in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.0 through 5.5. System password information could optionally be stored in cleartext, which might lead to possible information disclosure.

Insyde BIOS is typically used in RUGGEDCOM APE products and some SIMATIC devices. Please refer to the vendor advisory for a precise list of models concerned.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2023047

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 501695

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 9/26/2023

Updated: 9/27/2023

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-31041

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:/a:insyde:insydeh2o:5.0, cpe:/a:insyde:insydeh2o:5.1, cpe:/a:insyde:insydeh2o:5.2, cpe:/a:insyde:insydeh2o:5.3, cpe:/a:insyde:insydeh2o:5.4, cpe:/a:insyde:insydeh2o:5.5

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/14/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-31041

CWE: 312