What is CVE-2016-8566?

CVE-2016-8566 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Sicam Pas\/pqs, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-02-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-8566?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Siemens Sicam Pas\/pqs

CVE-2016-8566

An issue was discovered in Siemens SICAM PAS before 8.00. Because of Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format, an authenticated local attacker with certain privileges could possibly reconstruct the passwords of users for accessing the database.

EPSS: 0.003 (24.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Siemens Sicam_pas\/pqs
N/a Siemens Sicam Pas Before 8.00 — versions Siemens SICAM PAS before 8.00

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-255

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8566?: CVE-2016-8566 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Sicam Pas\/pqs, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-8566?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.