CVE-2015-2823

Description

Siemens SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation before WinCC (TIA Portal) 13 SP1 Upd2, SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels before WinCC (TIA Portal) 13 SP1 Upd2, SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced before WinCC (TIA Portal) 13 SP1 Upd2, SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional before WinCC (TIA Portal) 13 SP1 Upd2, SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 1st Generation (WinCC TIA Portal), SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panel 277 (WinCC TIA Portal), SIMATIC HMI Multi Panels (WinCC TIA Portal), and SIMATIC WinCC 7.x before 7.3 Upd4 allow remote attackers to complete authentication by leveraging knowledge of a password hash without knowledge of the associated password.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.50%
Vendor Advisory siemens.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74040 vdb entry
http://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-487246.pdf patch vendor advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-487246.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2823?
CVE-2015-2823 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2823?
To fix CVE-2015-2823, 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-2015-2823 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-2823 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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