CVE-2016-8673: siemens simatic_cp_343-1_firmware Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-8673 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in siemens simatic_cp_343-1_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 23-11-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 343-1 Advanced (incl. SIPLUS NET variant) (All versions < V3.0.53), SIMATIC CP 443-1 Advanced (incl. SIPLUS NET variant) (All versions < V3.2.17), SIMATIC S7-300 PN/DP CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions). The integrated web server at port 80/TCP or port 443/TCP of the affected devices could allow remote attackers to perform actions with the permissions of an authenticated user, provided the targeted user has an active session and is induced to trigger the malicious request.

• CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.