CVE-2019-13929
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 · uneditedA vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC IT UADM (All versions < V1.3). An authenticated remote attacker with network access to port 1434/tcp of SIMATIC IT UADM could potentially recover a password that can be used to gain read and write access to the related TeamCenter station. The security vulnerability could be exploited only if the attacker is authenticated. No user interaction is required to exploit this security vulnerability. Successful exploitation of the security vulnerability compromises the confidentiality of the targeted system. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.
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 · high confidenceA password recovery vulnerability in SIMATIC IT UADM (versions < V1.3) allows an authenticated attacker with network access to port 1434/tcp to recover a password that grants read/write access to the connected TeamCenter station. The attacker must be authenticated to the system to exploit this issue.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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< 1.3CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Confirm SIMATIC IT UADM installationLocate the SIMATIC IT UADM installation directory or check installed programs list for SIMATIC IT UADMAffected if SIMATIC IT UADM is installed on the system
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Identify installed versionCheck the version of the installed SIMATIC IT UADM instance - compare against the affected range of versions < V1.3Affected if The installed version is any version prior to V1.3
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Verify port 1434/tcp exposureCheck if port 1434/tcp is listening and accessible from the network using netstat, nmap, or firewall rulesAffected if Port 1434/tcp is open and accessible from untrusted network segments
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Confirm authentication requirements bypass potentialReview the password recovery mechanism and authentication controls for the UADM interface on port 1434/tcpAffected if The password recovery function allows recovery without proper authorization or exposes credentials in transit
A system is affected if it runs SIMATIC IT UADM version prior to V1.3 with port 1434/tcp exposed and accessible to the attacker, allowing unauthorized password recovery.
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 data1.3
Upgrade SIMATIC IT UADM to version V1.3 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, implement network segmentation to restrict access to port 1434/tcp to only authorized trusted IP addresses.
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