SB2022062210 - Use of Client-Side Authentication in Siemens WinCC OA



SB2022062210 - Use of Client-Side Authentication in Siemens WinCC OA

Published: June 22, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022062210
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Use of Client-Side Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33139)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected applications use client-side only authentication when neither server-side authentication nor Kerberos authentication is enabled. A remote attacker can impersonate other users or exploit the client-server protocol without being authenticated.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.