CVE-2014-4686

Description

The Project administration application in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC before 7.3, as used in PCS7 and other products, has a hardcoded encryption key, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by extracting this key from another product installation and then employing this key during the sniffing of network traffic on TCP port 1030.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.23%

Vendor Advisory siemens.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-214365.pdf	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4686?: CVE-2014-4686 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-4686?: To fix CVE-2014-4686, 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-2014-4686 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-4686 is being actively exploited. 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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