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Improper Access Control

CVE-2023-37194

Medium
6.7/10

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC CP 1604 (All versions), SIMATIC CP 1616 (All versions), SIMATIC CP 1623 (All versions), SIMATIC CP 1626 (All versions), SIMATIC CP 1628 (All versions). The kernel memory of affected devices is exposed to user-mode via direct memory access (DMA) which could allow a local attacker with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code on the host system without any restrictions.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published