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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.0695
Siemens SIPROTEC 4, SIPROTEC Compact, DIGSI 4, and EN100 Ethernet Module
9 March 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Siemens SIPROTEC 4, SIPROTEC Compact, DIGSI 4, and EN100 Ethernet Module
Publisher: ICS-CERT
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Modify Arbitrary Files -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-4840 CVE-2018-4839
Original Bulletin:
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-067-01
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Advisory (ICSA-18-067-01)
Siemens SIPROTEC 4, SIPROTEC Compact, DIGSI 4, and EN100 Ethernet Module
Original release date: March 08, 2018
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CVSS v3 7.5
ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit.
Vendor: Siemens
Equipment: SIPROTEC 4, SIPROTEC Compact, DIGSI 4, and EN100 Ethernet module
Vulnerabilities: Missing Authentication for Critical Function, Inadequate
Encryption Strength
AFFECTED PRODUCTS
Siemens reports that the vulnerabilities affect the following products:
DIGSI 4: All versions prior to V4.92,
EN100 Ethernet module IEC 61850 variant: All versions prior to V4.30,
EN100 Ethernet module PROFINET IO variant: All versions,
EN100 Ethernet module Modbus TCP variant: All versions,
EN100 Ethernet module DNP3 variant: All versions,
EN100 Ethernet module IEC 104 variant: All versions,
SIPROTEC 4 7SJ66: All versions prior to V4.30. Only affected by
CVE-2018-4839,
SIPROTEC Compact 7SJ80: All versions prior to V4.77. Only affected
by CVE-2018-4839,
SIPROTEC Compact 7SK80: All versions prior to V4.77. Only affected
by CVE-2018-4839,
Other SIPROTEC Compact relays: All versions. Only affected by
CVE-2018-4839, and
Other SIPROTEC 4 relays: All versions. Only affected by CVE-2018-4839.
IMPACT
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker
to upload a modified device configuration that could overwrite access
authorization passwords, or allow an attacker to capture certain network
traffic that could contain authorization passwords.
MITIGATION
Siemens has provided the following updates for mitigations:
DIGSI 4: Update to V4.92 which can be located here:
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109740980
EN100 Ethernet module IEC 61850 variant: Update to V4.30 which can be
located here:
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/109745821
SIPROTEC 4 7SJ66: Update to V4.30 which can be located here:
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/ view/109743555
SIPROTEC Compact 7SJ80:Update to V4.77 which can be located here:
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/109742699
SIPROTEC Compact 7SK80: Update to V4.77 which can be located here:
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/us/en/view/109742712
For all other affected products, Siemens has identified the following
specific workarounds and mitigations users can apply to reduce risk. As a
general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends protecting network
access with appropriate mechanisms (e.g., firewalls, segmentation,
VPN). It is advised that users configure the environment according to
Siemens operational guidelines in order to run the devices in a protected
IT environment.
Recommended security guidelines to Secure Substations and Defense in Depth
can be found at:
https://www.siemens.com/gridsecurity
For further inquiries on vulnerabilities in Siemens products and solutions,
please contact the Siemens ProductCERT:
https://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories
For more information on these vulnerabilities and associated software
updates, please see Siemens security notification SSA-203306 on their
website:
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-203306.pdf
NCCIC recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of
exploitation of these vulnerabilities. Specifically, users should:
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.
NCCIC reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk
assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
NCCIC also provides a section for control systems security recommended
practices on the ICS-CERT web page. Several recommended practices are
available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control
Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are
publicly available in the NCCIC Technical Information Paper,
ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation
Strategies, that is available for download from the ICS-CERT website.
Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow
their established internal procedures and report their findings to NCCIC
for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities.
VULNERABILITY OVERVIEW
MISSING AUTHENTICATION FOR CRITICAL FUNCTION CWE-306
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to
upload a modified device configuration, allowing an overwrite of access
authorization passwords.
CVE-2018-4840 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3
base score of 7.5 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is
(AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).
INADEQUATE ENCRYPTION STRENGTH CWE-326
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker
with local access to the engineering system or in a privileged network
position to capture certain network traffic, and possibly reconstruct
access authorization passwords.
CVE-2018-4839 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3
base score of 4.0 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is
(AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).
RESEARCHER
Ilya Karpov and Dmitry Sklyarov from Positive Technologies reported these
vulnerabilities to Siemens.
BACKGROUND
Critical Infrastructure Sector: Energy
Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide
Company Headquarters Location: Germany
Contact Information
For any questions related to this report, please contact the NCCIC at:
Email: NCCICCUSTOMERSERVICE@hq.dhs.gov
Toll Free: 1-888-282-0870
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http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov
or incident reporting: https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/Report-Incident?
The NCCIC 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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