Summary
SIMATIC STEP 7 and PCS 7 contain a database management
system that could allow remote users to use embedded functions of the database (local or in a network share) that have impact on the server.
An attacker with network access to the server network could leverage these embedded functions to run code in the database management system's server (where STEP 7 or PCS 7 are running).
Siemens has released new versions for several affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. Siemens recommends specific countermeasures for products where fixes are not, or not yet available.
Vulnerabilities 1
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Critical 10.0
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 (All versions < V9.1 SP2 UC04), SIMATIC S7-PM (All versions < V5.7…
Revision history
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#4
Added fix to SIMATIC S7-PM
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#3
Added fix to SIMATIC PCS 7
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#2
Added a new mitigations to all affected products, adjusted summary and CVSS score
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#1
Publication Date
References
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SSA-968170: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.x and Derived Products - HTML Version
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-968170.html
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SSA-968170: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.x and Derived Products - PDF Version
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-968170.pdf
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SSA-968170: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.x and Derived Products - TXT Version
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/txt/ssa-968170.txt
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ICS Advisory ICSA-23-166-08 - Web Version
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-166-08
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems
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Recommended Practices
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B