Cryptographic issues in Siemens Control Center Server (CCS)

1) Cryptographic issues

EUVDB-ID: #VU23602

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18340

CWE-ID: CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software stores user and device passwords by applying weak cryptography. A local user can extract the passwords from the user database and/or the device configuration files.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Control Center Server (CCS): 1.5.0

External links

http://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/txt/ssa-761844.txt

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.