Siemens CP Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CVE-2023-36380)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 501753

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in CP-8031 MASTER MODULE (All versions < CPCI85 V05.11 (only with activated debug support)), CP-8050 MASTER MODULE (All versions < CPCI85 V05.11 (only with activated debug support)). The affected devices contain a hard-coded ID in the SSH `authorized_keys` configuration file. An attacker with knowledge of the corresponding private key could login to the device via SSH. Only devices with activated debug support are affected.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 501753

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 10/17/2023

Updated: 2/21/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-36380

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:/o:siemens:cp-8031_firmware:::~~cpci85~~~, cpe:/o:siemens:cp-8050_firmware:::~~cpci85~~~

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-36380

CWE: 798

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