CVE-2019-13945

Q: How do I fix CVE-2019-13945?

No published fix for CVE-2019-13945 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

Q: Is CVE-2019-13945 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2019-13945 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.53% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 42% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2019-13945?

CVE-2019-13945 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

MEDIUM

6.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family < V4.x (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family V4.x (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions with Function State (FS) < 11), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU CR20s (6ES7 288-1CR20-0AA1) (All versions <= V2.3.0 and Function State (FS) <= 3), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU CR30s (6ES7 288-1CR30-0AA1) (All versions <= V2.3.0 and Function State (FS) <= 3), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU CR40 (6ES7 288-1CR40-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.2.2 and Function State (FS) <= 8), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU CR40s (6ES7 288-1CR40-0AA1) (All versions <= V2.3.0 and Function State (FS) <= 3), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU CR60 (6ES7 288-1CR60-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.2.2 and Function State (FS) <= 10), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU CR60s (6ES7 288-1CR60-0AA1) (All versions <= V2.3.0 and Function State (FS) <= 3), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU SR20 (6ES7 288-1SR20-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.5.0 and Function State (FS) <= 11), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU SR30 (6ES7 288-1SR30-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.5.0 and Function State (FS) <= 10), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU SR40 (6ES7 288-1SR40-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.5.0 and Function State (FS) <= 10), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU SR60 (6ES7 288-1SR60-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.5.0 and Function State (FS) <= 12), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU ST20 (6ES7 288-1ST20-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.5.0 and Function State (FS) <= 9), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU ST30 (6ES7 288-1ST30-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.5.0 and Function State (FS) <= 9), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU ST40 (6ES7 288-1ST40-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.5.0 and Function State (FS) <= 8), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU ST60 (6ES7 288-1ST60-0AA0) (All versions <= V2.5.0 and Function State (FS) <= 8), SIMATIC S7-200 SMART CPU family (All versions). There is an access mode used during manufacturing of the affected devices that allows additional diagnostic functionality. The security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with physical access to the UART interface during boot process.

CWE-749

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorPhysical

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.53%probability of exploitation in 30 days

42ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 42% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

cert-portal.siemens.com

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2019-13945?

No published fix for CVE-2019-13945 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

Is CVE-2019-13945 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2019-13945 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.53% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 42% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2019-13945?

CVE-2019-13945 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.