Simatic S7 1500 Software ControllerApplication · Siemens

CVE-2022-30694

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-11-08
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 3.2.19 or later.
See remediation →
72/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Patch available

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 · unedited
The login endpoint /FormLogin in affected web services does not apply proper origin checking. This could allow authenticated remote attackers to track the activities of other users via a login cross-site request forgery attack.

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
How this class of weakness works · CWE-352

The application can't tell whether a state-changing request was genuinely intended by the user, so an attacker can trick a logged-in victim's browser into making it. That can transfer funds, change settings, or create accounts silently. Remediation is anti-CSRF tokens — or equivalent same-site protections — on every state-changing request.

General guidance for the cross-site request forgery (csrf) class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

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
Simatic S7 1500 Software ControllerApplication
Affected:all versions
Simatic S7 Plcsim AdvancedApplication
Affected:all versions
Simatic Wincc RuntimeApplication
Affected:all versions
6es7154 8fb01 0ab0 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 3.2.19
6es7154 8ab01 0ab0 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 3.2.19
6es7154 8fx00 0ab0 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 3.2.19
6es7151 8ab01 0ab0 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 3.2.19
6es7151 8fb01 0ab0 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 3.2.19

CVSS 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
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 3.2.19 or later
Fixed in 3.2.19
Recommended fix High confidence

Firmware version 3.2.19 or later for affected PLC modules; contact Siemens for software controller and runtime patches

  1. Obtain the official vendor patch from https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-478960.pdf for detailed instructions
  2. Identify the exact firmware version currently installed on each affected device (6es7154 8fb01 0ab0, 6es7154 8ab01 0ab0, 6es7154 8fx00 0ab0, 6es7151 8ab01 0ab0, 6es7151 8fb01 0ab0)
  3. Upgrade firmware on each affected device to version 3.2.19 or later
  4. For Simatic S7 1500 Software Controller, Simatic S7 Plcsim Advanced, and Simatic Wincc Runtime, contact Siemens directly for specific patch updates as these are software products rather than firmware-based devices
  5. After upgrading, verify that the /FormLogin endpoint now properly performs origin checking
  6. Test the login functionality to confirm the CSRF protection is working correctly
Caveat Firmware updates on industrial control devices may require plant downtime and should be tested in a staging environment first

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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