CVE-2018-11449 Information disclosure in SCALANCE M875
An attacker with local file system access can obtain administrative passwords, potentially leading to privilege escalation on Siemens SCALANCE M875 devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-11449?
CVE-2018-11449 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens AG SCALANCE M875, published on 26 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE M875 (All versions). An attacker with access to the local file system might obtain passwords for administrative users. Successful exploitation requires read access to files on the local file system. A successful attack could allow an attacker to obtain administrative passwords. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11449?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siemens Scalance M875 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11449?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-11449 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11449 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Siemens AG SCALANCE M875
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wh7p-q7qq-5pc5.