FKIE_CVE-2010-2772

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2010-07-22 05:43 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:21
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Siemens Simatic WinCC and PCS 7 SCADA system uses a hard-coded password, which allows local users to access a back-end database and gain privileges, as demonstrated in the wild in July 2010 by the Stuxnet worm, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2568.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-205-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://infoworld.com/d/security-central/new-weaponized-virus-targets-industrial-secrets-725Press/Media Coverage
cve@mitre.orghttp://infoworld.com/d/security-central/siemens-warns-users-dont-change-passwords-after-worm-attack-915?sourcefssrPress/Media Coverage
cve@mitre.orghttp://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/Press/Media Coverage
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/40682Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&caller=viewhttp://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&cNot Applicable
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.automation.siemens.com/forum/guests/PostShow.aspx?PostID=16127&16127&Language=en&PageIndex=1Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001987.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.sea.siemens.com/us/News/Industrial/Pages/WinCC_Update.aspxBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41753Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1893Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1712134&postcount=22Exploit, Issue Tracking
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/siemens-scada/Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60587Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-205-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/new-weaponized-virus-targets-industrial-secrets-725Press/Media Coverage
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/siemens-warns-users-dont-change-passwords-after-worm-attack-915?sourcefssrPress/Media Coverage
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/Press/Media Coverage
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/40682Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&caller=viewhttp://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&cNot Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.automation.siemens.com/forum/guests/PostShow.aspx?PostID=16127&16127&Language=en&PageIndex=1Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001987.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.sea.siemens.com/us/News/Industrial/Pages/WinCC_Update.aspxBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41753Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1893Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1712134&postcount=22Exploit, Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/siemens-scada/Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60587Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
siemens simatic_wincc 6.2
siemens simatic_wincc 7.0
siemens simatic_pcs_7 6.0
siemens simatic_pcs_7 6.1
siemens simatic_pcs_7 7.0
siemens simatic_pcs_7 7.0
siemens simatic_pcs_7 7.1
siemens simatic_pcs_7 7.1
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