Republished vendor advisory. This CISA CSAF advisory was converted from Siemens ProductCERT's CSAF advisory.
General Recommendations: Operators of critical power systems (e.g. TSOs or DSOs) worldwide are usually required by regulations to build resilience into the power grids by applying multi-level redundant secondary protection schemes. It is therefore recommended that the operators check whether appropriate resilient protection measures are in place. The risk of cyber incidents impacting the grid's reliability can thus be minimized by virtue of the grid design. Siemens strongly recommends applying the provided security updates using the corresponding tooling and documented procedures made available with the product. If supported by the product, an automated means to apply the security updates across multiple product instances may be used. Siemens strongly recommends prior validation of any security update before being applied, and supervision by trained staff of the update process in the target environment. As a general security measure Siemens strongly recommends to protect network access with appropriate mechanisms (e.g. firewalls, segmentation, VPN). It is advised to configure the environment according to our operational guidelines in order to run the devices in a protected IT environment.
Additional Resources: For further inquiries on security vulnerabilities in Siemens products and solutions, please contact the Siemens ProductCERT: https://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories
Credit: Siemens ProductCERT
From CISA's machine-readable CSAF 2.0 advisory (JSON).
| CVE | Weakness | CVSS v3 | Details |
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| CVE-2023-44120 | CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource | 7.8 High |
CVE-2023-44120 The affected product's sudo configuration permits the local administrative account to execute several entries as root user. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to inject arbitrary code and gain root access. Vendor fix: Update to V23Q4 or later version Affected, fixed & timelineAffected:
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Scores and weakness types are as CISA or the republishing vendor stated them in this advisory; the linked CVE pages carry the independently enriched CVSS and SSVC assessments.
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| CVE | CVSS | Affected |
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| CVE-2023-44120 | 7.8 High | Siemens Spectrum Power 7 A vulnerability has been identified in Spectrum Power 7 (All versions < V23Q4). The affected product's sudo configuration permits the local administr… |
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