6.7
CVSSv3

CVE-2016-5848

Published: 04/07/2016 Updated: 17/10/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 1.7 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.1
CVSS v3 Base Score: 6.7 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 0.8
VMScore: 151
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

Siemens SICAM PAS prior to 8.07 does not properly restrict password data in the database, which makes it easier for local users to calculate passwords by leveraging unspecified database privileges.

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One patched, one to go

The US industrial control system computer emergency response team (ICS-CERT) has warned of twin flaws in substation control software. The SICAM Power Automation System contains poorly protected credentials (CVE-2016-5848) and information exposure (CVE-2016-5849) found by Russian researchers Ilya Karpov and Dmitry Sklyarov of Positive Technologies. The CERT warns lowly hackers could exploit the holes but only with pre-existing local access, greatly limiting the exposure. "An authenticated local u...