CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
77.7%
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU PLC
Version: 1.1.x and earlier
Link:
http://www.siemens.com/
Severity level: High
Impact: Session Hijaking, Information Disclosure, Denial of Service
Access Vector: Remote
CVSS v2:
Base Score: 8.3
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
CVE: CVE-2014-2251
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 - controllers featuring high efficiency in data processing, integrated technological functions of Motion Control, PID control and the use of high-speed counters…
The specialists of the Positive Research center have detected an Insuffient Entropy vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU PLC.
Due to low entropy in its random number generator, the authentication of the integrated web server (port 80/tcp and port 443/tcp) of S7-1500 PLCs might allow attackers to hijack web sessions over the network without authentication.
Update your firmware up to the latest version
05.08.2013 - Vendor gets vulnerability details
12.03.2014 - Vendor releases fixed version and details
25.03.2014 - Public disclosure
The vulnerability was detected by Alexey Osipov and Alexander Timorin, Positive Research Center (Positive Technologies Company)
<http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2013-84>
<http://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-456423.pdf>[](<http://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-342587.pdf>)
<https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-073-01>[](<https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-035-01>)
Reports on the vulnerabilities previously discovered by Positive Research:
<http://www.ptsecurity.com/research/advisory/>
<http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/>
en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2013-84
www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-342587.pdf
www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-456423.pdf
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-035-01
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-073-01