CVE-2023-30756
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 37th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1242-7 V2 (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V3.5.20), SIMATIC CP 1243-1 (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V3.5.20), SIMATIC CP 1243-1 DNP3 (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V3.5.20), SIMATIC CP 1243-1 IEC (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V3.5.20), SIMATIC CP 1243-7 LTE (All versions < V3.5.20), SIMATIC CP 1243-8 IRC (6GK7243-8RX30-0XE0) (All versions < V3.5.20), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC IPC DiagBase (All versions), SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor (All versions), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced (All versions), SIPLUS TIM 1531 IRC (6AG1543-1MX00-7XE0) (All versions < V2.4.8), TIM 1531 IRC (6GK7543-1MX00-0XE0) (All versions < V2.4.8). The web server of the affected devices do not properly handle certain errors when using the Expect HTTP request header, resulting in NULL dereference. This could allow a remote attacker with no privileges to cause a denial of service condition in the system.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 37th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
7 events over 653 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availableworkaround available, published, weakness classified, att&ck mapped, record updated
Affected products
- SIMATIC CP 1242-7 V2 (incl. SIPLUS variants)ICS / OT / IoT
- SIMATIC CP 1243-1 (incl. SIPLUS variants)ICS / OT / IoT
- SIMATIC CP 1243-1 DNP3 (incl. SIPLUS variants)ICS / OT / IoT
- SIMATIC CP 1243-1 IEC (incl. SIPLUS variants)ICS / OT / IoT
- SIMATIC CP 1243-7 LTEICS / OT / IoT
- SIMATIC CP 1243-8 IRCICS / OT / IoT
- SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels (incl. SIPLUS variants)ICS / OT / IoT
- SIMATIC IPC DiagBaseICS / OT / IoT
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Scored 5.9 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-423808.html
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30756&
- developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Expect&
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