Siemens TIA Portal 13 Arbitrary Code Execution

critical Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 720203

Synopsis

Siemens TIA Portal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.

Description

The WinCC server in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC 7.0 through SP3, 7.2 before Update 9, and 7.3 before Update 2; SIMATIC PCS 7 7.1 through SP4, 8.0 through SP2, and 8.1; and TIA Portal 13 before Update 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.

Solution

Perform vendor recommended mitigations and apply available vendor upgrades.

See Also

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-134508.pdf

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 720203

Family: SCADA

Published: 5/8/2019

Updated: 9/30/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

Vulnerability Information

Patch Publication Date: 11/21/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/21/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8551