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CVE-2015-1356

4.4 · MEDIUM

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 13 SP1 determines a user's privileges on the basis of project-file fields that lack integrity protection, which allows remote attackers to establish arbit…

Published Feb 18, 2015siemensCWE-264EPSS 0.51%

Overview

CVE-2015-1356 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting siemens simatic_step_7. It was published on February 18, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.4, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 13 SP1 determines a user's privileges on the basis of project-file fields that lack integrity protection, which allows remote attackers to establish arbitrary authorization data via a modified file.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from siemens. Update simatic_step_7 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
siemenssimatic_step_70Affected

References

Refwww.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-234789.pdfRefwww.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-234789.pdf

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1356?

CVE-2015-1356 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting siemens simatic_step_7. It was published on February 18, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2015-1356?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.4, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-1356?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from siemens. Update simatic_step_7 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-1356?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2015-1356 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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