Auth bypass in Siemens Tim 1531 Irc

CVE-2018-4841

A vulnerability has been identified in TIM 1531 IRC (All versions < V1.1). A remote attacker with network access to port 80/tcp or port 443/tcp could perform administrative operations on the device without prior authentication. Successful exploitation could allow to cause a denial-of-service, or read and manipulate data as well as configuration settings of the affected device. At the stage of publishing this security advisory no public exploitation is known. Siemens provides mitigations to resolve it.

EPSS: 0.049 (91.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4841?
CVE-2018-4841 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Siemens Tim 1531 Irc, classified under Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2018-4841?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.