CVE-2021-42029
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CVE-2021-42029 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V15 (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V16 (All versions < V16 Update 5), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V17 (All versions < V17 Update 2). An attacker could achieve privilege escalation on the web server of certain devices due to improper access control vulnerability in the engineering system software. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V15 (All versions), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V16 (All versions < V16 Update 5), SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) V17 (All versions < V17 Update 2). An attacker could achieve privilege escalation on the web server of certain devices due to improper access control vulnerability in the engineering system software. The attacker needs to have direct access to the impacted web server.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens | Simatic Step 7 | >= 15, < 16 |
| Siemens | Simatic Step 7 | 16 |
| Siemens | Simatic Step 7 | 17 |
References
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-350757.pdfPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-350757.pdfPatch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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