PT-2014-15: Privilege Gaining in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC

The specialists of the Positive Research center have detected a Privilege Gaining vulnerability in SIMATIC WinCC. Access permissions on system objects could allow a local user to obtain limited escalated privileges within the operating system. How to fix Update your software up to the latest...

CVE-2014-2246

Cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability in the integrated web server on Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU PLC devices with firmware before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors...

Code injection

The random-number generator on Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU PLC devices with firmware before 1.5.0 does not have sufficient entropy, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms and hijack sessions via unspecified vectors...

Open redirect

Open redirect vulnerability in the integrated web server on Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU PLC devices with firmware before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors...

CVE-2014-2248

Open Redirect vulnerability CVE-2014-2248 affects Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU PLCs with web server (ports 80/443). Root cause: open redirect in the integrated web server, enabling remote attackers to redirect users to untrusted sites and facilitate phishing. Affects firmware older than 1.5.0; mit...

CVE-2014-2253

CVE-2014-2253 affects Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU PLCs with firmware before 1.5.0. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (defect‑mode transition) by sending crafted Profinet packets. Public details in the connected docs confirm the affected product family, the att...

CVE-2014-2248

Open redirect vulnerability in the integrated web server on Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU PLC devices with firmware before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors...

CVE-2014-2255

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU PLC devices with firmware before 1.5.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service defect-mode transition via crafted HTTP packets...

CVE-2014-2246

CVE-2014-2246 is an XSS vulnerability in the integrated web server of Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU PLCs with firmware older than 1.5.0 . The issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. The affected component is the web server running on the PLC dev...

CVE-2014-2249

CVE-2014-2249 is a CSRF vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 (< v1.5) and S7-1200 (

CVE-2014-2247

This CVE affects Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU PLCs with firmware = 1.5.0 and apply network segmentation and access controls to reduce exposure.

CVE-2014-2251

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPUs with firmware

CVE-2014-1699

Siemens SIMATIC WinCC OA before 3.12 P002 January allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service monitoring-service outage via malformed HTTP requests to port 4999...

Design/Logic Flaw

Siemens SIMATIC WinCC OA before 3.12 P002 January uses a weak hash algorithm for passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack...

CVE-2014-1698

CVE-2014-1698 is a directory traversal vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC OA, affecting versions before 3.12 P002 January. The affected component is the integrated Web server at Port 4999/TCP, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted packets. The ICS advisory confirms mul...

CVE-2014-1696

Siemens SIMATIC WinCC OA before 3.12 P002 uses a weak password hash in the server application, enabling remote brute-force access. Affected: SIMATIC WinCC OA server (prior to 3.12 P002 January). Impact: potential privilege escalation or unauthorized access as described in the ICS advisory. Remedi...

CVE-2014-1699

CVE-2014-1699 affects Siemens SIMATIC WinCC OA before version 3.12 P002 January. The vulnerability resides in the integrated Web server on port 4999/TCP and stems from improper input validation, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (monitoring-service outage) by sending malfor...

CVE-2014-1697

The integrated web server in Siemens SIMATIC WinCC OA before 3.12 P002 January allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets to TCP port 4999...

CVE-2014-1697

The CVE-2014-1697 entry concerns Siemens SIMATIC WinCC OA prior to version 3.12 P002. The vulnerability lies in the integrated Web server on port 4999, where specially crafted, unauthenticated packets can remotely trigger arbitrary code execution due to improper handling of inputs (code injection...

CVE-2014-1696

Siemens SIMATIC WinCC OA before 3.12 P002 January uses a weak hash algorithm for passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack...