CVE-2011-4515 (GCVE-0-2011-4515)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-03-21 14:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:07
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Summary
Siemens WinCC (TIA Portal) 11 uses a reversible algorithm for storing HMI web-application passwords in world-readable and world-writable files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging (1) physical access or (2) Sm@rt Server access.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
certcc CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 42/100 over 145 records in the last 180 days details
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