ICSA-15-064-02A: Siemens SIMATIC ProSave, SIMATIC CFC, SIMATIC STEP 7, SIMOTION Scout, and STARTER Insufficiently Qualified Paths (Update A)
CISA advisory · released 2015-12-06
Source record Collected from CISA's CSAF advisory feed
- Distribution label in the document: TLP:WHITE
- Revision 2, 2025-06-06 (final)
Products, as the advisory lists them
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens | SIMATIC ProSave | <V13_SP1 |
| Siemens | SIMOTION Scout | <V4.4 |
| Siemens | STARTER | <V4.4_HF3 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC CFC | <V8.0_SP4 |
| Siemens | CFC V8.0 SP4 | <V8.0_SP4_Upd_9 |
| Siemens | CFC V8.1 | <V8.1_Upd1 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC STEP 7 V5.5 | <V5.5_SP1 |
| Siemens | STEP 7 V5.5 SP1 | <V5.5_SP1_HF2 |
| Siemens | STEP 7 V5.5 SP2 | <V5.5_SP2_HF7 |
| Siemens | STEP 7 V5.5 SP3 | vers:all/* |
| Siemens | STEP 7 V5.5 SP4 | <V5.5_SP4_HF4 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC PCS 7 (as STEP 7 and CFC are incorporated) | <V8.0_SP2 |
| Siemens | PCS 7 V8.0 SP2 | vers:all/* |
| Siemens | PCS 7 with STEP 7 SP4 HF4 | <V8.1 |
| Siemens | PCS 7 with STEP 7 CFC V8.1 Upd1 | <V8.1 |
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware.
Vulnerabilities in this advisory
- CVE-2015-1594 · CWE-426
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC ProSave before 13 SP1; SIMATIC CFC before 8.0 SP4 Upd9 and 8.1 before Upd1; SIMATIC STEP 7 before 5.5 SP1 HF2, 5.5 SP2 before HF7, 5.5 SP3, and 5.5 SP4 before HF4; SIMOTION Scout before 4.4; and STARTER before 4.4 HF3 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse application file.
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Sources
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