Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities 2

• Unscored —
  CVE-2016-7959

  Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 14 improperly stores pre-shared key data in TIA project files, which makes i…

  Oct 13, 2016
• Unscored —
  CVE-2016-7960

  Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 14 uses an improper format for managing TIA project files during version upd…

  Oct 13, 2016

Revision history

1. 2025-06-05 #2

   Advisory converted into a CSAF

2. 2016-07-17 #1

   Initial Publication

References

• ICS Advisory ICSA-16-287-03 - Web Version
  https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-16-287-03
• Recommended Practices
  https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01
• Recommended Practices
  https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices
• Recommended Practices
  https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems
• Recommended Practices
  https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf
• Recommended Practices
  https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf
• Recommended Practices
  https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B
• Recommended Practices
  https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/publications/emailscams0905.pdf
• Recommended Practices
  https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/tips/ST04-014