CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-7959
4.7 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-10-13
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 4.7 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 1.9 LOW — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-254
Description
Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 14 improperly stores pre-shared key data in TIA project files, which makes it easier for local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a file and conducting a brute-force attack.
Affected configurations
• siemens simatic step 7 (<= 13.010)
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93551 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-869766.pdf Vendor Advisory
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-03 ics-cert.us-cert.gov
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93551 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-869766.pdf Vendor Advisory
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-03 ics-cert.us-cert.gov