SSA-830194: Missing Authentication Vulnerability in S7-1200 Devices
SIMATIC S7-1200 PLC, version V4.5.0 fails to authenticate against configured passwords when the affected device was provisioned using TIA Portal V13. This could allow an attacker using TIA Portal V13 or later versions to bypass authentication and download arbitrary programs to the PLC. Siemens has released an update for SIMATIC S7-1200 and recommends to update to the latest version.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-37172US | high7.5 | — | ||
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (V4.5.0). Affected devices fail to authenticate against configured passwords when provisio… | ||||
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remediations (2)
- MitigationSIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants)
Update to TIA Portal V13 SP1 or any later version before provisioning S7-1200 V4.5.0 devices
- FixedSIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants)
Update to V4.5.1 or later version
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109793280/
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