Advisory Details

March 28th, 2024

Softing edgeConnector Siemens Cleartext Transmission of Credentials Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2024-0860
CVSS SCORE	8.0, AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Softing
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	edgeConnector Siemens
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Softing edgeConnector Siemens. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the web console, which listens on TCP port 8099 by default. HTTP traffic to this port contains unprotected credentials. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Softing has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-074-13
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2023-05-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2024-03-28 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Pan ZhenPeng (@Peterpan0927) & Li JianTao (@CurseRed) of STAR Labs SG Pte. Ltd. (@starlabs_sg)

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