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# SSA-833048: Vulnerability in SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU Family

Publication Date:        2016-03-14
Last Update:             2020-02-10
Current Version:         1.1
CVSS v3.1 Base Score:    6.5

SUMMARY
=======

Siemens became aware that the discontinued products SIMATIC S7-1200 CPUs
prior to version 4 could allow for the circumvention of user program
block protection under certain conditions.


AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND SOLUTION
==============================


* SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) 
  - Affected versions:
       All versions < V4.0
  - Remediation:
       Update to firmware version V4.1 - requires the use of S7-1200 V4.0 CPU
       hardware
  - Download:
       https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/106200276


WORKAROUNDS AND MITIGATIONS
===========================

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

* Set the PLC functionality “Access protection” to read/write protection.
  
* Operate the device only within trusted networks.
  


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
===================

Products of the SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family have been designed for
discrete and continuous control in industrial environments such as
manufacturing, food and beverages, and chemical industries worldwide.

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-2016-2846

  SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU prior to version 4 could possibly allow an attacker
  to circumvent user program block protection under certain
  circumstances.The attacker must have network access to an affected
  device, and the PLC's access protection must be disabled.

  CVSS v3.1 Base Score: 6.5
  CVSS Vector:          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
  CWE:                  CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
===============

Siemens thanks the following parties for their efforts:

   * Maik Brüggemann and Ralf Spenneberg from Open Source Training for coordinated disclosure
   * 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 (2016-03-14): Publication Date
V1.1 (2020-02-10): SIPLUS devices now explicitly mentioned in the list of affected products

TERMS OF USE
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