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CVE-2018-13813 — Siemens Simatic Hmi Comfort Panels Firmware security vulnerability

High CVSS 8.1

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels 4" - 22" (All versions < V15 Update 4), SIMATIC HMI Comfort Outdoor Panels 7" & 15" (All versions < V15 Update 4), SIMATIC HMI KTP Mobile Panels KTP400F, KTP700, KTP700F, KTP900 and KTP900F (All versions < V15 Update 4), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Advanced (All versions < V15 Update 4), SIMATIC WinCC Runtime Professional (All versions < V15 Update 4), SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) (All versions < V15 Update 4), SIMATIC HMI Classic Devices (TP/MP/OP/MP Mobile Panel) (All versions). The webserver of affected HMI devices may allow URL redirections to untrusted websites. An attacker must trick a valid user who is authenticated to the device into clicking on a malicious link to exploit the vulnerability. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.

Severity
High
CVSS
8.1 (3.0)
Published
2018-12-13
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-601

Affected products

  • siemens / simatic_hmi_comfort_panels_firmware
  • siemens / simatic_hmi_comfort_outdoor_panels_firmware
  • siemens / simatic_hmi_ktp_mobile_panels_ktp400f_firmware
  • siemens / simatic_hmi_ktp_mobile_panels_ktp700_firmware
  • siemens / simatic_hmi_ktp_mobile_panels_ktp700f_firmware
  • siemens / simatic_hmi_ktp_mobile_panels_ktp900_firmware

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Check exposure

  • Confirm the affected component, deployment paths, reachable interfaces, and enabled features from inventories and configuration, without probing production destructively.
  • Compare the advisory's affected conditions with the repository lockfiles, build manifests, artifacts, and runtime inventory.
  • Identify data sensitivity, trust boundaries, and privilege level for every confirmed affected deployment.

Remediate safely

  • Apply a vendor-supported fix or remove the affected component or feature; record the selected change and its source in the repository.
  • Update direct and transitive dependency locks, generated artifacts, deployment manifests, and asset inventories together.
  • Add a regression test for the documented unsafe condition using inert inputs and preserve rollback instructions.

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