CVE-2016-7959 — Siemens Simatic Step 7 vulnerability

CWE-2543 documents3 sources
Severity
4.7MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 80.31%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Siemens Simatic Step 7
Timeline
PublishedOct 13
Latest updateMay 17

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.0 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages1 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-5crm-rrf8-p8c4: 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 obt↗2022-05-17
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CVEList
CVE-2016-7959: 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 obt↗2016-10-13
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