CVE-2015-2823 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting various Siemens SIMATIC HMI panels and WinCC products. This flaw allows remote attackers to authenticate by leveraging a password hash without needing the actual password. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has received some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 13.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:wincc:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.