CVE-2016-5848
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSiemens SICAM PAS before 8.07 does not properly restrict password data in the database, which makes it easier for local users to calculate passwords by leveraging unspecified database privileges.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSiemens SICAM PAS versions prior to 8.07 improperly restrict password data stored in the database, allowing local users with database access to obtain password information that can be leveraged to calculate or derive user passwords.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 8.07CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify SICAM PAS installation path and versionLocate the SICAM PAS installation directory (commonly C:\Program Files\Siemens\SICAM PAS or similar) and check the version information in the application metadata, about dialog, or version file within the installation folder.Affected if The installed version number is 8.07 or lower (any version prior to 8.07).
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Identify the database system used by SICAM PASCheck the SICAM PAS configuration files (such as pas.ini, database.config, or similar) in the installation or config directory to identify the database type (e.g., Microsoft SQL Server) and connection settings.Affected if The application uses an internal or embedded database to store application data.
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Determine database access permissionsReview database user roles and permissions configuration to identify which local users or Windows accounts have read access to the application database.Affected if Local users other than designated administrators or service accounts have direct database read access.
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Inspect password storage in databaseConnect to the SICAM PAS database using database management tools (e.g., SQL Server Management Studio) and examine tables that contain user authentication data. Look for columns storing passwords, password hashes, or related credential information.Affected if Password data (in plaintext, reversible format, or weakly hashed) is stored in database tables accessible to local users with database read permissions.
The environment is affected if SICAM PAS version is 8.07 or earlier AND the database contains password information that local users with database access can read or derive passwords from.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to Siemens SICAM PAS version 8.07 or later which implements proper password data restrictions in the database.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-5848 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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