Description
Siemens WinCC (TIA Portal) 11 uses a reversible algorithm for storing HMI web-application passwords in world-readable and world-writable files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging (1) physical access or (2) Sm@rt Server access.
Published: 2013-03-21
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-4441 Siemens WinCC (TIA Portal) 11 uses a reversible algorithm for storing HMI web-application passwords in world-readable and world-writable files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging (1) physical access or (2) Sm@rt Server access.
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Siemens Wincc Tia Portal
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:07:52.777Z

Reserved: 2011-11-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-4515

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-03-21T14:55:01.423

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-4515

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