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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.0405
Advisory (ICSA-15-048-02) Siemens SIMATIC WinCC TIA Portal Vulnerabilities
19 February 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Siemens SIMATIC WinCC TIA Portal
Publisher: US-CERT
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Unauthorised Access -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-1358 CVE-2014-4686
Reference: ESB-2014.1246.2
Original Bulletin:
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-048-02
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Advisory (ICSA-15-048-02)
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC TIA Portal Vulnerabilities
Original release date: February 17, 2015
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OVERVIEW
Gleb Gritsai, Roman Ilin, Aleksandr Tlyapov, and Sergey Gordeychik from
Positive Technologies have identified authentication vulnerabilities in the
Siemens SIMATIC WinCC TIA Portal application. Siemens has produced a service
pack that mitigates these vulnerabilities.
These vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely.
AFFECTED PRODUCTS
The following Siemens products are affected:
- - SIMATIC WinCC TIA Portal: All versions prior to V13 SP1
IMPACT
An attacker exploiting these vulnerabilities could possibly reconstruct used
passwords or escalate privileges.
Impact to individual organizations depends on many factors that are unique to
each organization. NCCIC/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.
The affected product, SIMATIC WinCC TIA Portal, is engineering software for
SIMATIC products. This software is deployed across several sectors including
Chemical, Energy, Food and Agriculture, and Water and Wastewater Systems.
Siemens estimates that these products are used primarily in the United States
and Europe with a small percentage in Asia.
VULNERABILITY CHARACTERIZATION
VULNERABILITY OVERVIEW
INSUFFICIENTLY PROTECTED CREDENTIALS[a]
The remote management module of WinCC TIA Portal Multi Panels and Comfort
Panels, and WinCC RT Advanced transmits weakly protected credentials over the
network. Attackers capturing network traffic of the remote management module
could possibly reconstruct used passwords.
CVE-2015-1358[b] has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v2 base score
of 4.3 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N).[c]
HARD-CODED CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEY[d]
A hard-coded encryption key used in WinCC RT Professional could allow
attackers to escalate their privileges if the applications network
communication with an authenticated user was captured.
CVE-2014-4686[e] 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).[f]
VULNERABILITY DETAILS
EXPLOITABILITY
These vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely.
EXISTENCE OF EXPLOIT
No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities.
DIFFICULTY
An attacker with a low skill would be able to exploit these vulnerabilities.
MITIGATION
Siemens provides Service Pack 1 for SIMATIC WinCC TIA Portal V13 which
mitigates the vulnerabilities.
http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/106567433
For more information on these vulnerabilities and detailed instructions,
please see Siemens Security Advisory SSA-543623 at the following location:
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 ICSCERT 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-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials,
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/522.html, web site last accessed
February 17, 2015.
b. NVD, http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-1358, NIST
uses this advisory to create the CVE web site report. This web site will be
active sometime after publication of this advisory.
c. CVSS Calculator,
http://nvd.nist.gov/cvss.cfm?version=2&vector=AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N, web
site last accessed February 17, 2015.
d. CWE-321: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key,
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/321.html, web site last accessed
February 17, 2015.
e. NVD, http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-4686, web
site last accessed February 17, 2015.
f. 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 February 17, 2015.
Contact Information
For any questions related to this report, please contact ICS-CERT at:
Email: ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
Toll Free: 1-877-776-7585
International Callers: (208) 526-0900
For industrial control systems security information and incident reporting:
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov
ICS-CERT continuously strives to improve its products and services. You can
help by choosing one of the links below to provide feedback about this
product.
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