CVE-2016-5848 describes a vulnerability in Siemens SICAM PAS versions prior to 8.07, where password data is not adequately restricted within the database. This flaw allows local users with specific database privileges to potentially calculate passwords, leading to a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium), the attack requires local access and high privileges but is low in complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it has received some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.07CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sicam_pas\/pqs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.