10 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.9 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
71.3%
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to obtain local/remote code execution and local privilege escalation.
The following Siemens products are affected:
Affected applications improperly assign permissions to critical directories and files used by the application processes. This could allow a local unprivileged attacker to achieve code execution with Administrator or even NT Authority/System privileges.
CVE-2022-23448 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
A DLL Hijacking vulnerability could allow a local attacker to execute code with elevated privileges by placing a malicious DLL in one of the directories on the DLL search path.
CVE-2022-23449 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
The affected system allows remote users to send maliciously crafted objects. Due to insecure deserialization of user-supplied content by the affected software, an unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a maliciously crafted serialized object. This could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device with System privileges.
CVE-2022-23450 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Noam Moshe of Claroty reported these vulnerabilities to Siemens.
Siemens recommends updating their software to the latest version:
Siemens has identified the following specific workarounds and mitigations users can apply to reduce the risk:
As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends protecting network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends configuring the environment according to the Siemens operational guidelines for industrial security and following the recommendations in the product manuals.
For additional information, please refer to Siemens Security Advisory SSA-655554
CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability. Specifically, users should:
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov in the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B–Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.
Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:
No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities.
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2022-23448
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2022-23449
web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2022-23450
cert-portal.siemens.com/operational-guidelines-industrial-security.pdf
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-655554.pdf
cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/427.html
cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html
cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/732.html
public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCISA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDHSCISA_138
support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109808211
support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109808211
twitter.com/CISAgov
twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Siemens%20SIMATIC%20Energy%20Manager+https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-22-104-11
www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics
www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics
www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01
www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/recommended-practices
www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B
www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/publications/emailscams_0905.pdf
www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/publications/emailscams_0905.pdf
www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf
www.dhs.gov
www.dhs.gov/foia
www.dhs.gov/performance-financial-reports
www.facebook.com/CISA
www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-22-104-11&title=Siemens%20SIMATIC%20Energy%20Manager
www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
www.instagram.com/cisagov
www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecurity-and-infrastructure-security-agency
www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-22-104-11
www.oig.dhs.gov/
www.surveymonkey.com/r/CISA-cyber-survey?product=https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-22-104-11
www.usa.gov/
www.whitehouse.gov/
www.youtube.com/@cisagov
mailto:?subject=Siemens%20SIMATIC%20Energy%20Manager&body=www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-22-104-11
10 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
9.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.9 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
71.3%