A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC MV400 family (All Versions < V7.0.6). An authenticated attacker could escalate privileges by sending specially crafted requests to the integrated webserver. The security vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker with network access to the device. Valid user credentials, but no user interaction are required. Successful exploitation compromises integrity and availability of the device. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simatic_mv420_firmware | Siemens | * | * |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: