CVE-2018-13799 is a vulnerability in Siemens Simatic Wincc Open Architecture
Published on September 12, 2018
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.14 and prior (All versions < V3.14-P021). Improper access control to a data point of the affected product could allow an unauthenticated remote user to escalate its privileges in the context of SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.14. This vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with network access to port 5678/TCP of the SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.14 server. Successful exploitation requires no user privileges and no user interaction. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise integrity and availability of the SIMATIC WinCC OA system. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this vulnerability was known.
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
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Affected Versions
Siemens AG SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.14 and prior Version SIMATIC WinCC OA V3.14 and prior : All versions < V3.14-P021 is affected by CVE-2018-13799Exploit Probability
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