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CVE-2021-40358

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CVE-2021-40358

Published: Nov 9, 2021

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

9.9

CRITICAL

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 (All versions), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0 (All versions < V9.0 SP3 UC04), SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.1 (All versions < V9.1 SP1), SIMATIC WinCC V15 and earlier (All versions < V15 SP1 Update 7), SIMATIC WinCC V16 (All versions < V16 Update 5), SIMATIC WinCC V17 (All versions < V17 Update 2), SIMATIC WinCC V7.4 (All versions < V7.4 SP1 Update 19), SIMATIC WinCC V7.5 (All versions < V7.5 SP2 Update 5). Legitimate file operations on the web server of the affected systems do not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname. An attacker could then cause the pathname to resolve to a location outside of the restricted directory on the server and read, write or delete unexpected critical files.

VendorProductVersions

Siemens

SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2

affected
All versions

Siemens

SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.0

affected
All versions < V9.0 SP3 UC04

Siemens

SIMATIC PCS 7 V9.1

affected
All versions < V9.1 SP1

Siemens

SIMATIC WinCC V15 and earlier

affected
All versions < V15 SP1 Update 7

Siemens

SIMATIC WinCC V16

affected
All versions < V16 Update 5

Siemens

SIMATIC WinCC V17

affected
All versions < V17 Update 2

Siemens

SIMATIC WinCC V7.4

affected
All versions < V7.4 SP1 Update 19

Siemens

SIMATIC WinCC V7.5

affected
All versions < V7.5 SP2 Update 5

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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