First published: Tue May 14 2019(Updated: )
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels 4" - 22" (All versions < V15.1 Update 1), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Outdoor Panels 7" & 15" (All versions < V15.1 Update 1), SIMATIC HMI KTP Mobile Panels KTP400F, KTP700, KTP700F, KTP900 und KTP900F (All versions < V15.1 Update 1), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced (All versions < V15.1 Update 1), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional (All versions < V15.1 Update 1), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) (All versions < V15.1 Update 1), SIMATIC HMI Classic Devices (TP/MP/OP/MP Mobile Panel) (All versions). The affected device offered SNMP read and write capacities with a publicly know hardcoded community string. The security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with network access to the affected device. Successful exploitation requires no system privileges and no user interaction. An attacker could use the vulnerability to compromise confidentiality and integrity of the affected system. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.
Credit: productcert@siemens.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Siemens Simatic Hmi Comfort Panels Firmware | <15.1 | |
Siemens Simatic Hmi Comfort Panels | ||
Siemens Simatic Hmi Comfort Outdoor Panels Firmware | <15.1 | |
Siemens Simatic Hmi Comfort Outdoor Panels | ||
Siemens Simatic Hmi Ktp Mobile Panels Ktp400f Firmware | <15.1 | |
Siemens Simatic Hmi Ktp Mobile Panels Ktp400f | ||
Siemens Simatic Hmi Ktp Mobile Panels Ktp700 Firmware | <15.1 | |
Siemens Simatic Hmi Ktp Mobile Panels Ktp700 | ||
Siemens Simatic Hmi Ktp Mobile Panels Ktp700f Firmware | <15.1 | |
Siemens Simatic Hmi Ktp Mobile Panels Ktp700f | ||
Siemens Simatic Hmi Ktp Mobile Panels Ktp900 Firmware | <15.1 | |
Siemens Simatic Hmi Ktp Mobile Panels Ktp900 | ||
Siemens Simatic Hmi Ktp Mobile Panels Ktp900f Firmware | <15.1 | |
Siemens Simatic Hmi Ktp Mobile Panels Ktp900f | ||
Siemens Simatic Wincc \(tia Portal\) | <15.1 | |
Siemens Simatic Wincc Runtime | <15.1 | |
Siemens Simatic Wincc Runtime | <15.1 | |
Siemens Simatic Hmi Tp Firmware | ||
Siemens Simatic Hmi Tp | ||
Siemens Simatic Hmi Mp Firmware | ||
Siemens Simatic Hmi Mp | ||
Siemens Simatic Hmi Op Firmware | ||
Siemens Simatic Hmi Op |
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The severity of CVE-2019-6572 is critical with a CVSS score of 9.1.
The vulnerability affects all versions of SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels, SIMATIC HMI Comfort Outdoor Panels, and SIMATIC HMI KTP Mobile Panels prior to V15.1 Update 1.
To fix the vulnerability, update the affected software versions to at least V15.1 Update 1.
You can find more information about CVE-2019-6572 on the following websites: [SecurityFocus](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108412), [Siemens ProductCERT](https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-804486.pdf), and [US-CERT](https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/ICSA-19-134-09).
The CWE associated with CVE-2019-6572 are CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials) and CWE-200 (Information Exposure).