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CVE-2018-13808: Siemens Cp 1604 Firmware: Denial of service
CVE-2018-13808 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.1 and NVD lists 2 affected products, including Siemens Cp 1604 Firmware. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction.
Vulnerability description
A vulnerability has been identified in CP 1604 (All versions), CP 1616 (All versions). An attacker with network access to port 23/tcp could extract internal communication data or cause a Denial-of-Service condition. Successful exploitation requires network access to a vulnerable device. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this vulnerability was known.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v3.0 9.1: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
- Integrity impact: None. No loss of integrity.
- Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.
Underlying weakness
CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
Affected products
- Siemens Cp 1604 Firmware: up to and including 2.8
- Siemens Cp 1616 Firmware: up to and including 2.8