CVE-2011-4515

Severity

46%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

106%

Per http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/pdf/ICSA-13-079-03.pdf INSECURE PASWORD STORAGE User credentials for the HMI’s Web application are stored within the HMI’s system. These data are obfuscated in a reversible way and arereadable and writable for users with physical access or Sm@rt Server access to the system.

Siemens WinCC (TIA Portal) 11 uses a reversible algorithm for storing HMI web-application passwords in world-readable and world-writable files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging (1) physical access or (2) Sm@rt Server access.

Per http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/pdf/ICSA-13-079-03.pdf INSECURE PASWORD STORAGE User credentials for the HMI’s Web application are stored within the HMI’s system. These data are obfuscated in a reversible way and arereadable and writable for users with physical access or Sm@rt Server access to the system.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.6. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 11 years ago

2013-03-21 14:55:00

Last updated 11 years ago

2013-05-31 04:00:00

Affected Software

Siemens WinCC (TIA Portal) 11.0

11.0

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