ICSA-23-262-01: Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo Administration Console
CISA advisory · released 2023-09-14
Source record Collected from CISA's CSAF advisory feed
- Distribution label in the document: TLP:WHITE
- Revision 1, 2023-09-14 (final)
CISA's summary
Summary: The Administration Console of SIMATIC PCS neo leaks Windows admin credentials. An attacker with local Windows access to the Administration Console could get the credentials, and impersonate the admin user, thereby gaining admin access to other Windows systems. Siemens has released a security patch for the affected products and recommends to install the patch.
Products, as the advisory lists them
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens | SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 | vers:all/* |
| Siemens | SIMATIC PCS neo (Administration Console) V4.0 Update 1 | vers:all/* |
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware.
Vulnerabilities in this advisory
- CVE-2023-38558 — CVE-2023-38558 · CWE-538
The affected application leaks Windows admin credentials. An attacker with local access to the Administration Console could get the credentials, and impersonate the admin user, thereby gaining admin access to other Windows systems.
Acknowledgments, as the advisory lists them
- Siemens ProductCERT: reporting this vulnerability to CISA.
The advisory's legal notice
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Sources
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