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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2014.1246.2 Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Vulnerabilities 9 October 2014 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: SIMATIC WinCC SIMATIC PCS7 Publisher: ICS-CERT Operating System: Windows Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated Increased Privileges -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2014-4686 CVE-2014-4685 CVE-2014-4684 CVE-2014-4683 CVE-2014-4682 Reference: ESB-2014.1246 Original Bulletin: https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-205-02A Revision History: October 9 2014: Release of SIMATIC PCS7 V8.1 which corrects vulnerabilities listed in the initial advisory July 28 2014: Initial Release - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Advisory (ICSA-14-205-02A) Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Vulnerabilities (Update A) Original release date: October 07, 2014 Legal Notice All information products included in http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov are provided "as is" for informational purposes only. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not provide any warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within. DHS does not endorse any commercial product or service, referenced in this product or otherwise. Further dissemination of this product is governed by the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) marking in the header. For more information about TLP, see http://www.us-cert.gov/tlp/. OVERVIEW This updated advisory is a follow-up to the original advisory titled ICSA-14-205-02 Siemens SIMATIC WinCC Vulnerabilities that was published July 24, 2014, on the NCCIC/ICS-CERT web site. Researchers Sergey Gordeychik, Alexander Tlyapov, Dmitry Nagibin, and Gleb Gritsai of Positive Technologies identified four of five vulnerabilities in the Siemens SIMATIC WinCC application. An anonymous researcher identified the remaining vulnerability. Siemens has produced an update that mitigates these vulnerabilities. All but one of the reported vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely. AFFECTED PRODUCTS The following Siemens products are affected: SIMATIC WinCC: all versions prior to Version 7.3, and SIMATIC PCS7 (as WinCC is incorporated): all versions prior to Version 8.1. IMPACT Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to obtain unauthorized access to sensitive data and allow unauthorized privilege escalation. Impact to individual organizations depends on many factors that are unique to each organization. ICS-CERT recommends that organizations evaluate the impact of these vulnerabilities based on their operational environment, architecture, and product implementation. BACKGROUND Siemens is a multinational company headquartered in Munich, Germany. Siemens develops products mainly in the Energy, Healthcare and Public Health, and Transportation Systems sectors. SIMATIC WinCC is a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system that is used to monitor and control physical processes involved in industry and infrastructure. This software is used in many industries, including food and beverage, water and wastewater, oil and gas, and chemical. VULNERABILITY CHARACTERIZATION VULNERABILITY OVERVIEW FORCED BROWSING[a] The SIMATIC WinCC WebNavigator server at Port 80/TCP and Port 443/TCP could allow unauthenticated access to sensitive data with specially crafted HTTP requests. CVE-2014-4682[b] has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N).[c] SESSION FIXATION[d] Existing access control settings of the WinCC WebNavigator server at Port 80/TCP and Port 443/TCP could allow remote authenticated users to escalate their privileges in WinCC. CVE-2014-4683[e] has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v2 base score of 4.9 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N).[f] IMPROPER PRIVILEGE MANAGEMENT[g] The database server of SIMATIC WinCC could allow authenticated users to escalate their privileges in the database if a specially crafted command is sent to the database server at Port 1433/TCP. CVE-2014-4684[h] has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v2 base score of 6.0 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P).[i] PERMISSIONS, PRIVILEGES, AND ACCESS CONTROLS[j] Access permissions on system objects could allow a local user to obtain limited escalated privileges within the operating system. CVE-2014-4685[k] has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v2 base score of 4.6 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).[l] HARD-CODED CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEY[m] A hard-coded cryptographic key could allow privilege escalation in the WinCC Project administration application if network communication on Port 1030/TCP of a legitimate user can be captured. CVE-2014-4686[n] has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v2 base score of 6.8 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).[o] VULNERABILITY DETAILS EXPLOITABILITY These vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely except for vulnerability CVE-2014-4685, which requires an attacker to have local access to the system. EXISTENCE OF EXPLOIT No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities. DIFFICULTY An attacker with a moderate to low skill would be able to exploit these vulnerabilities. MITIGATION Siemens has released SIMATIC WinCC V7.3, which fixes the five vulnerabilities, and recommends upgrading as soon as possible. The updated software can be ordered via the customer support web site at the following location: https://mall.industry.siemens.com/mall/de/de/Catalog/Products/10042373?tree=CatalogTree - --------- Begin Update A Part 1 of 1 -------- Additional information about SIMATIC WinCC V7.3 is available at the following location: http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/97493192 Siemens has released SIMATIC PCS7 V8.1, which fixes the five vulnerabilities, and recommends upgrading as soon as possible. The updated software can be ordered via the customer support web site at the following location: https://mall.industry.siemens.com/mall/de/de/Catalog/Products/10042373?tree=CatalogTree Additional information about the new SIMATIC PCS7 V8.1 is available at the following location: http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/98161292 Until the updates can be deployed, Siemens advises asset owners to apply the following steps to mitigate the risk: - --------- End Update A Part 1 of 1 ---------- Limit the WebNavigator server access to trusted networks and clients, Ensure that the WebNavigator clients authenticate themselves against the WebNavigator server (e.g., use client certificates), Restrict access to the WinCC database server at Port 1433/TCP to trusted entities, Deactivate all unnecessary OS users on WinCC server, Run WinCC server and engineering stations within a trusted network, or Ensure that the WinCC server and the engineering stations communicate via encrypted channels only (e.g., establish a VPN tunnel). SIMATIC WinCC V7.3 introduces the feature Encrypted Communications. The feature allows operators to add an extra layer of security to protect server communication. Siemens strongly recommends activating this feature. Additional information can be found in the Siemens Security Advisory, SSA-214365 available at: http://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories/ ICS-CERT encourages asset owners to take additional defensive measures to protect against this and other cybersecurity risks. Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, and ensure that they are not accessible from the Internet. Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls, and isolate them from the business network. When remote access is required, use secure methods, such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), recognizing that VPNs may have vulnerabilities and should be updated to the most current version available. Also recognize that VPN is only as secure as the connected devices. ICS-CERT also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS-CERT web page at: http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/content/recommended-practices. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies. ICS-CERT reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures. Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available in the ICS-CERT Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies, that is available for download from the ICS-CERT web site (http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/). Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to ICS-CERT for tracking and correlation against other incidents. a. CWE-425: Direct Request (Forced Browsing), http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/425.html, web site last accessed July 24, 2014. b. NVD, http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-4682, web site last accessed October 07, 2014. c. CVSS Calculator, http://nvd.nist.gov/cvss.cfm?version=2&vector=AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N, web site last accessed July 24, 2014. d. CWE-384: Session Fixation, http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/384.html, web site last accessed July 24, 2014. e. NVD, http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-4683, web site last accessed October 07, 2014. f. CVSS Calculator, http://nvd.nist.gov/cvss.cfm?version=2&vector=AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N, web site last accessed July 24, 2014. g. CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management, http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html, web site last accessed July 24, 2014. h. NVD, http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-4684, web site last accessed October 07, 2014. i. CVSS Calculator, http://nvd.nist.gov/cvss.cfm?version=2&vector=AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P, web site last accessed July 24, 2014. j. CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls, http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html, web site last accessed July 24, 2014. k. NVD, http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-4685, web site last accessed October 07, 2014. l. CVSS Calculator, http://nvd.nist.gov/cvss.cfm?version=2&vector=AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P, web site last accessed July 24, 2014. m. CWE-321: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key, http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/321.html, web site last accessed July 24, 2014. n. NVD, http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-4686, web site last accessed October 07, 2014. o. CVSS Calculator, http://nvd.nist.gov/cvss.cfm?version=2&vector=AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P, web site last accessed July 24, 2014. 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