High severity · published Jun 13, 2023
CVE-2023-30897
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < V7.5.2.13)
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC WinCC (All versions < V7.5.2.13). Affected applications fail to set proper access rights for their installation folder if a non-default installation path was chosen during installation.
This could allow an authenticated local attacker to inject arbitrary code and escalate privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Wincc · Siemens
before 7.5.2.13 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30897
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-30897
Patch
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-914026.pdf
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