Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 TIA Portal Password Hash Algorithm Security Weakness

BID:72695

Info

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 TIA Portal Password Hash Algorithm Security Weakness

Bugtraq ID: 72695
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2015-1602
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 19 2015 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 19 2015 12:00AM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: Siemens Simatic Step 7 TIA Portal V13 SP1
Siemens Simatic Step 7 TIA Portal V13
Siemens Simatic Step 7 TIA Portal V12
Not Vulnerable: Siemens Simatic Step 7 TIA Portal V13 SP1 Upd1

Discussion

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 TIA Portal Password Hash Algorithm Security Weakness

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 TIA Portal is prone to a security weakness due to insecure password-hash algorithm.

Local attackers can exploit this issue to perform brute-force attacks and obtain user passwords which may aid in further attacks.

Versions prior to Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 TIA Portal V13 SP1 Upd1 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 TIA Portal Password Hash Algorithm Security Weakness

An attacker can exploit this issue using readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 TIA Portal Password Hash Algorithm Security Weakness

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

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