CVE-2016-8562: Siemens SIMATIC CP 1543-1 Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability
High · CVSS 7.5 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 3.6%, 89th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: mitre
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Siemens SIMATIC CP 1543-1 Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28), SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28). Under special conditions it was possible to write SNMP variables on port 161/udp which should be read-only and should only be configured with TIA-Portal. A write to these variables could reduce the availability or cause a denial-of-service.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Siemens: SIMATIC CP
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-672373.pdf (opens in new tab)
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-327-01 (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94436 (opens in new tab)
- www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-672373.pdf (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)