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CVE-2023-52891

5.3 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic (All versions < V7.5), SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO (All versions < V7.5), SIMATIC IPC DiagBase (All versions), SIMATIC IPC DiagMon…

Published Jul 9, 2024CWE-1325EPSS 0.46%

Overview

CVE-2023-52891 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 9, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic (All versions < V7.5), SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO (All versions < V7.5), SIMATIC IPC DiagBase (All versions), SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor (All versions), SIMIT V10 (All versions), SIMIT V11 (All versions < V11.1). Unified Automation .NET based OPC UA Server SDK before 3.2.2 used in Siemens products are affected by a similar vulnerability as documented in CVE-2023-27321 for the OPC Foundation UA .NET Standard implementation. A successful attack may lead to high load situation and memory exhaustion, and may block the server.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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.

References

Refcert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-088132.htmlRefcert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-088132.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52891?

CVE-2023-52891 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 9, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2023-52891?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-52891?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. 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-2023-52891?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2023-52891 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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