CVE-2017-6868

Summary

CVECVE-2017-6868
StatePUBLISHED
Assignericscert
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-07-07 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionAn Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Siemens SIMATIC CP 44x-1 RNA, all versions prior to 1.4.1. An unauthenticated remote attacker may be able to perform administrative actions on the Communication Process (CP) of the RNA series module, if network access to Port 102/TCP is available and the configuration file for the CP is stored on the RNA's CPU.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.1 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-287 | CWE-287 CWE-287


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Siemens Simatic Cp 44x-1 Redundant Network Access Modules All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Siemens SIMATIC CP 44x-1 Redundant Network Access Modules affected Siemens SIMATIC CP 44x-1 Redundant Network Access Modules Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Siemens af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.siemens.com
Siemens SIMATIC CP 44x-1 Redundant Network Access Modules | ICS-CERT af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ics-cert.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Siemens SIMATIC CP 44x-1 RNA Unspecified Bug Lets Remote Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Siemens SIMATIC CP 44x-1 Redundant CVE-2017-6868 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 591064 Siemens SIMATIC CP 44x-1 Redundant Network Access Modules Vulnerability (ICSA-17-173-01) (SSA-126840)

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