CVE-2010-2772

Public Exploit

Description

Siemens Simatic WinCC and PCS 7 SCADA system uses a hard-coded password, which allows local users to access a back-end database and gain privileges, as demonstrated in the wild in July 2010 by the Stuxnet worm, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2568.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory siemens.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60587 vdb entry third party advisory
http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/siemens-warns-users-dont-change-passwords-after-worm-attack-915?sourcefssr press/media coverage
http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&caller=viewhttp://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&c not applicable
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-205-01 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001987.html third party advisory
http://www.automation.siemens.com/forum/guests/PostShow.aspx?PostID=16127&16127&Language=en&PageIndex=1 broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1893 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/40682 third party advisory broken link
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/ press/media coverage
http://www.sea.siemens.com/us/News/Industrial/Pages/WinCC_Update.aspx broken link vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41753 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/new-weaponized-virus-targets-industrial-secrets-725 press/media coverage
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1712134&postcount=22 issue tracking exploit
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/siemens-scada/ press/media coverage third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2772?
CVE-2010-2772 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2772?
To fix CVE-2010-2772, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-2772 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2772 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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