What is CVE-2016-7959?

CVE-2016-7959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic_step_7, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2016-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-7959?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Siemens Simatic_step_7

CVE-2016-7959

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 14 improperly stores pre-shared key data in TIA project files, which makes it easier for local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a file and conducting a brute-force att…

EPSS: 0.001 (20.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Siemens Simatic_step_7
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
93551 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7959?: CVE-2016-7959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simatic_step_7, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2016-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-7959?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.