CVE-2016-8561 Privilege escalation in n/a
Users with elevated TIA-Portal privileges can gain privileged access on affected SIMATIC CP devices, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8561?
CVE-2016-8561 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Nov 2016. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28), SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1 (All versions < V2.0.28). Users with elevated privileges to TIA-Portal and project data on the engineering station could possibly get privileged access on affected devices.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8561?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siemens Simatic Cp 1543-1 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8561?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8561 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-8561 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8561 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6xmx-v4m3-j532.