Description
Siemens Simatic WinCC and PCS 7 SCADA system uses a hard-coded password, which allows local users to access a back-end database and gain privileges, as demonstrated in the wild in July 2010 by the Stuxnet worm, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2568.
Advisories 1
- ICSA-12-205-01 Siemens WinCC Insecure SQL Server Authentication CISA ICS & IT advisories · Jun 5, 2025
References
- simatic-wincc-default-password(60587) vdb-entry
- http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/siemens-warns-users-dont-change-passwords-after-worm-attack-915?sourcefssr
- http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&caller=viewhttp://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&c
- http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-205-01
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001987.html
- http://www.automation.siemens.com/forum/guests/PostShow.aspx?PostID=16127&16127&Language=en&PageIndex=1
- ADV-2010-1893 vdb-entry
- 40682 third-party-advisory
- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/
- http://www.sea.siemens.com/us/News/Industrial/Pages/WinCC_Update.aspx
- 41753 vdb-entry
- http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/new-weaponized-virus-targets-industrial-secrets-725
- http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1712134&postcount=22
- http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/siemens-scada/