CVE-2016-7959

Published Oct 13, 2016

Last updated 8 years ago

Overview

Description
Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 14 improperly stores pre-shared key data in TIA project files, which makes it easier for local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a file and conducting a brute-force attack.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

Type
Primary
Base score
4.7
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
1
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
1.9
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
3.4
Vector string
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-254

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations