CVE-2020-25232
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 LOGO! 8 BM (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V8.3). Due to the usage of an insecure random number generation function and a deprecated cryptographic function, an attacker could extract the key that is used when communicating with an affected device on port 8080/tcp.
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 confidenceThe LOGO! 8 BM devices use an insecure random number generator and a deprecated cryptographic function, allowing attackers to extract the encryption key used for communications on port 8080/tcp. This enables decryption of traffic or impersonation of the device without authentication.
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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< 8.3CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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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Identify the device modelAccess the device web interface or check the physical device labeling to confirm it is a Siemens LOGO! 8 BM modelAffected if The device is not a Siemens LOGO! 8 BM, then it is not affected by this CVE
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Check the firmware versionLog into the device web interface or use the LOGO! Soft Comfort software to read the firmware version. Compare it to the affected range: versions prior to 8.3Affected if The installed firmware version is less than 8.3, meaning the device uses the vulnerable cryptographic implementation
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Verify port 8080/tcp is enabledCheck the device network configuration to confirm the built-in web server on port 8080/tcp is enabled and accessibleAffected if Port 8080/tcp is the service port where the vulnerable encryption key is used for communications; if this port is not in use, the flaw may not be exploitable in practice
The environment is affected if the device is a Siemens LOGO! 8 BM with firmware version prior to 8.3 and the web server on port 8080/tcp is enabled and network-accessible.
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 data8.3
Upgrade to V8.3 or later and restrict network access to port 8080/tcp using firewalls or network segmentation until patching is possible.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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