Siemens SIPROTEC 5 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information (CVE-2024-53651)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 502861

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

Affected devices do not encrypt certain data within the on-board flash storage on their PCB. This could allow an attacker with physical access to read the entire filesystem of the device.

This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.

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 identified the following specific workarounds and mitigations users can apply to reduce risk:

- All affected products: Limit physical access to affected devices to trusted personnel.
- All affected products: Provision certificates signed by customer PKI as described in https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/document/109768375.
- SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP200), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP200), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP200), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP200), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP200), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP200), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP200), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP200), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP200), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP200), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP200), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP200), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP200), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP200), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP200), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP200), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP200), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP200):
Currently no fix is planned.
- SIPROTEC 5 6MD84 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 6MD85 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 6MD86 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 6MD89 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 6MU85 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7KE85 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP100), SIPROTEC 5 7SA82 (CP150), SIPROTEC 5 7SA86 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7SA87 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP100), SIPROTEC 5 7SD82 (CP150), SIPROTEC 5 7SD86 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7SD87 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP100), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ81 (CP150), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP100), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ82 (CP150), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ85 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7SJ86 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP100), SIPROTEC 5 7SK82 (CP150), SIPROTEC 5 7SK85 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP100), SIPROTEC 5 7SL82 (CP150), SIPROTEC 5 7SL86 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7SL87 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7SS85 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7ST85 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7ST86 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7SX82 (CP150), SIPROTEC 5 7SX85 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7SY82 (CP150), SIPROTEC 5 7UM85 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP100), SIPROTEC 5 7UT82 (CP150), SIPROTEC 5 7UT85 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7UT86 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7UT87 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7VE85 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7VK87 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 7VU85 (CP300), SIPROTEC 5 Compact 7SX800 (CP050): Currently no fix is available.

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

Additional information on industrial security by Siemens can be found on the Siemens industrial security webpage.

For more information see the associated Siemens security advisory SSA-111547 in HTML and CSAF.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 502861

File Name: tenable_ot_siemens_CVE-2024-53651.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 2/18/2025

Updated: 2/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-53651

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/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:siprotec_5_7sa86_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7ve85_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sd87_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sl82_%28cp150%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sk82_%28cp100%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sk85_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_compact_7sx800_%28cp050%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_6md85_%28cp200%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sk82_%28cp150%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sj81_%28cp150%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sj85_%28cp200%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_6md86_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7vu85_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7ut86_%28cp200%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7ut82_%28cp100%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7ut86_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_6mu85_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7st85_%28cp200%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7st86_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sd82_%28cp150%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sl87_%28cp200%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_6md85_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7ut85_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sl82_%28cp100%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sd82_%28cp100%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sd86_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_6md86_%28cp200%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sx82_%28cp150%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sa87_%28cp200%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sj82_%28cp100%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7vk87_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7vk87_%28cp200%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sj82_%28cp150%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7ut85_%28cp200%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7ke85_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7um85_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sd87_%28cp200%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sd86_%28cp200%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sl87_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sj86_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sx85_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sa82_%28cp150%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7ke85_%28cp200%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7ut82_%28cp150%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sy82_%28cp150%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sl86_%28cp200%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sa82_%28cp100%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7st85_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7ut87_%28cp200%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sj81_%28cp100%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sk85_%28cp200%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sa86_%28cp200%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sa87_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sj85_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7ss85_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_6md84_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_6md89_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sj86_%28cp200%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7ut87_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7sl86_%28cp300%29_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:siprotec_5_7ss85_%28cp200%29_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-53651

CWE: 312

ICSA: 25-044-03

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