CVE-2016-7960

CVSS V2 Low 1.9 CVSS V3 Low 2.5

Description

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 14 uses an improper format for managing TIA project files during version updates, which makes it easier for local users to obtain sensitive configuration information via unspecified vectors.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2016-7960

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2016-10-13T10:59:01

Last Modified Date
2016-12-22T23:25:04

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-200	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7::::::::	1	OR		13.010

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
1.9

Severity
LOW

Exploitability Score
3.4

Impact Score
2.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
HIGH

Privileges Required
LOW

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
LOW

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
2.5

Base Severity
LOW

Exploitability Score
1

Impact Score
1.4

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-869766.pdf	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93551	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-287-03	Mitigation Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource VDB Entry

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7960
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7960

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 09:55:49				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 11:38:24	2016-10-13T10:59Z	2016-10-13T10:59:01	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 11:38:24		2016-12-22T23:25:04	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 11:38:24		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated