CVE-2016-8673 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can perform actions with authenticated user permissions via CSRF on the integrated web server of affected SIMATIC devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-8673?

CVE-2016-8673 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Nov 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8673?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Siemens Simatic Cp 343-1 Firmware, Siemens Simatic Cp 443-1 Firmware, Siemens Simatic S7 300 Cpu Firmware, Siemens Simatic S7 400 Cpu Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8673?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8673 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-8673 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8673 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4v5h-4j58-whhg.

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