SSA-110922

Siemens Security Advisory by Siemens ProductCERT

SSA-110922: Web Vulnerability in TIM 1531 IRC

Publication Date:	2018-03-27
Last Update:	2020-02-10
Current Version:	V1.1
CVSS v3.1 Base Score:	9.8

SUMMARY

The latest update for TIM 1531 IRC fixes a security vulnerability that could allow unauthorized remote attackers to perform administrative operations on the device.

Siemens recommends updating as soon as possible.

AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND SOLUTION

Affected Product and Versions	Remediation
TIM 1531 IRC (incl. SIPLUS NET variants): All versions < V1.1	Update to V1.1 https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109755374

WORKAROUNDS AND MITIGATIONS

Siemens has identified the following specific workarounds and mitigations that customers can apply to reduce the risk:

Users can limit access to port 80/tcp and port 443/tcp in their network infrastructure (e.g. cell-protection firewall or corporate firewall) to reduce the risk.

GENERAL SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS

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.

Additional information on Industrial Security by Siemens can be found at: https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

TIM 1531 IRC is a communication module for SIMATIC S7-1500, S7-400, S7-300 with SINAUT ST7, DNP3 and IEC 60870-5-101/104 with three RJ45 interfaces for communication via IP-based networks (WAN / LAN) and a RS 232/RS 485 interface for communication via classic WAN networks.

SIPLUS extreme products are designed for reliable operation under extreme conditions and are based on SIMATIC, LOGO!, SITOP, SINAMICS, SIMOTION, SCALANCE or other devices. SIPLUS devices use the same firmware as the product they are based on.

VULNERABILITY CLASSIFICATION

The vulnerability classification has been performed by using the CVSS scoring system in version 3.1 (CVSS v3.1) (https://www.first.org/cvss). The CVSS environmental score is specific to the customer’s environment and will impact the overall CVSS score. The environmental score should therefore be individually defined by the customer to accomplish final scoring.

An additional classification has been performed using the CWE classification, a community-developed list of common software security weaknesses. This serves as a common language and as a baseline for weakness identification, mitigation, and prevention efforts. A detailed list of CWE classes can be found at: https://cwe.mitre.org/.

Vulnerability CVE-2018-4841

A remote attacker with network access to port 80/tcp or port 443/tcp could perform administrative operations on the device without prior authentication. Successful exploitation could allow to cause a denial-of-service, or read and manipulate data as well as configuration settings of the affected device. At the stage of publishing this security advisory no public exploitation is known. Siemens provides mitigations to resolve it.

CVSS v3.1 Base Score	9.8
CVSS Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CWE:	CWE-303: Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Siemens thanks the following parties for their efforts:

Artem Zinenko from Kaspersky for pointing out that SIPLUS should also be mentioned

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For further inquiries on security vulnerabilities in Siemens products and solutions, please contact the Siemens ProductCERT:

https://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories

HISTORY DATA

V1.0 (2018-03-27): Publication Date

V1.1 (2020-02-10): SIPLUS devices now explicitly mentioned in the list of affected products

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