CVE-2018-13816
highpriority · track · 41OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.028 · 86 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability has been identified in TIM 1531 IRC (All version < V2.0). The devices was missing proper authentication on port 102/tcp, although configured. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to be able to send packets to port 102/tcp of the affected device. No user interaction and no user privileges are required to exploit the vulnerability. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this vulnerability was known.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedTIM 1531 IRC (incl. SIPLUS NET variants)cisa_csaf_ot
Update to V2.0 https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109762596
- MitigationTIM 1531 IRC (incl. SIPLUS NET variants)cisa_csaf_ot
Restrict access to port 102/tcp on TIM 1531 IRC to trusted IP addresses
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–10
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affected products (5)
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advisories (1)
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- ICSA-18-352-05Siemens TIM 1531 IRC Modules2018-12-11icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends to protect network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends to configure the environment according to Siemens' operational guidelines for Industrial Security (Download: https://www.siemens.com/cert/operational-guidelines-industrial-security), and to follow the recommendations in the product manuals.
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sources
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references (6)
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- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-982399.pdfcnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106194cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106194enisa_euvd
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-982399.pdfenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106194Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-982399.pdfVendor Advisorynvd
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