CVE-2022-43768 Denial of service in SIMATIC CP 1242-7 V2

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the webserver of affected Siemens SIMATIC communication processors.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-43768?

CVE-2022-43768 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC CP 1242-7 V2, published on 11 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1242-7 V2 (6GK7242-7KX31-0XE0) (All versions < V3.4.29), SIMATIC CP 1243-1 (6GK7243-1BX30-0XE0) (All versions < V3.4.29), SIMATIC CP 1243-1 DNP3 (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V3.4.29), SIMATIC CP 1243-1 IEC (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V3.4.29), SIMATIC CP 1243-7 LTE EU (6GK7243-7KX30-0XE0) (All versions < V3.4.29), SIMATIC CP 1243-7 LTE US (6GK7243-7SX30-0XE0) (All versions < V3.4.29), SIMATIC CP 1243-8 IRC (6GK7243-8RX30-0XE0) (All versions < V3.4.29), SIMATIC CP 1542SP-1 (6GK7542-6UX00-0XE0) (All versions < V2.3), SIMATIC CP 1542SP-1 IRC (6GK7542-6VX00-0XE0) (All versions < V2.3), SIMATIC CP 1543SP-1 (6GK7543-6WX00-0XE0) (All versions < V2.3), SIMATIC CP 443-1 (6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0) (All versions < V3.3), SIMATIC CP 443-1 (6GK7443-1EX30-0XE1) (All versions < V3.3), SIMATIC CP 443-1 Advanced (6GK7443-1GX30-0XE0) (All versions < V3.3), SIPLUS ET 200SP CP 1542SP-1 IRC TX RAIL (6AG2542-6VX00-4XE0) (All versions < V2.3), SIPLUS ET 200SP CP 1543SP-1 ISEC (6AG1543-6WX00-7XE0) (All versions < V2.3), SIPLUS ET 200SP CP 1543SP-1 ISEC TX RAIL (6AG2543-6WX00-4XE0) (All versions < V2.3), SIPLUS NET CP 1242-7 V2 (6AG1242-7KX31-7XE0) (All versions < V3.4.29), SIPLUS NET CP 443-1 (6AG1443-1EX30-4XE0) (All versions < V3.3), SIPLUS NET CP 443-1 Advanced (6AG1443-1GX30-4XE0) (All versions < V3.3), SIPLUS S7-1200 CP 1243-1 (6AG1243-1BX30-2AX0) (All versions < V3.4.29), SIPLUS S7-1200 CP 1243-1 RAIL (6AG2243-1BX30-1XE0) (All versions < V3.4.29), SIPLUS TIM 1531 IRC (6AG1543-1MX00-7XE0) (All versions < V2.3.6), TIM 1531 IRC (6GK7543-1MX00-0XE0) (All versions < V2.3.6). The webserver of the affected products contains a vulnerability that may lead to a denial of service condition. An attacker may cause a denial of service situation of the webserver of the affected product.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43768?

It affects 24 products.

Products include Siemens Simatic Cp 1242-7 V2 Firmware, Siemens Simatic Cp 1243-1 Dnp3 Firmware, Siemens Simatic Cp 1243-1 Firmware, Siemens Simatic Cp 1243-1 Iec Firmware, Siemens Simatic Cp 1243-7 Lte Eu Firmware, Siemens Simatic Cp 1243-7 Lte Us Firmware and 18 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-43768?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43768 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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Is CVE-2022-43768 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43768 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wxpj-f564-69x8.

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