CVE-2019-6567 Information disclosure in SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants)
Attackers with access to device configuration backups can extract and recover stored passwords, compromising device confidentiality.
- 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-2019-6567?
CVE-2019-6567 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants), published on 12 Jun 2019. 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 X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All Versions < V5.2.4), SCALANCE X-200IRT switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V5.5.0), SCALANCE X-300 switch family (incl. X408 and SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V4.1.3), SCALANCE X-414-3E (All versions). The affected devices store passwords in a recoverable format. An attacker may extract and recover device passwords from the device configuration. Successful exploitation requires access to a device configuration backup and impacts confidentiality of the stored passwords.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6567?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Siemens Scalance X-200 Firmware, Siemens Scalance X-200irt Firmware, Siemens Scalance X-300 Firmware, Siemens Scalance X-414-3e Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6567?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6567 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-6567 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6567 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9mw7-3797-xp7x.