CVE-2018-13811 affects Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) versions prior to V15.1, stemming from the use of weak password hashes within project files. An attacker with local access to a project file could exploit this vulnerability to reconstruct passwords, leading to unauthorized access to certain project data. This is a medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) requiring local access and no user interaction, but it only impacts confidentiality. There is no known public exploitation, exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7_\(tia_portal\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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