CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
72.6%
This updated advisory is a follow-up to the original advisory titled ICSA-22-167-13 Siemens Teamcenter that was published June 16, 2022, to the ICS webpage on cisa.gov/ics.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution with elevated permissions.
The following versions of Teamcenter, a product lifecycle management software, are affected:
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This vulnerability only affects software using the Java EE Server Manager HTML Adaptor, which is not installed by default.
Java EE Server Manager HTML Adaptor in Teamcenter contains default hardcoded credentials. Access to the application allows users to perform a series of actions that could potentially lead to remote code execution with elevated permissions.
CVE-2022-31619 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 9.9 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Han Lee and Matthias Kaiser from Apple Information Security reported this vulnerability to Siemens.
Siemens has released updates for several affected products and recommends updating to the latest versions. Siemens is preparing further updates and recommends specific countermeasures for products where updates are not, or not yet, available.
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Siemens has identified the following specific workarounds and mitigations users can apply to reduce the risk:
As a general security measure, Siemens recommends protecting network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. To operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends configuring the environment according to Siemensβ operational guidelines for industrial security and to follow the recommendations in the product manuals.
Additional information on industrial security by Siemens can be found on the Siemens industrial security webpage.
For more information see Siemens Security Advisory SSA-220589
CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability. 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/ics 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/ics in the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01BβTargeted 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.
No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability.
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CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
72.6%