CVE-2023-52891 (CVSS 5.3)

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic (All versions < V7.5), SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO (All versions < V7.5), SIMATIC IPC DiagBase (All versions), SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor (All versions), SIMIT V10 (All versions), SIMIT V11 (All versions < V11.1). Unified Automation .NET based OPC UA Server SDK before 3.2.2 used in Siemens products are affected by a similar vulnerability as documented in CVE-2023-27321 for the OPC Foundation UA .NET Standard implementation. A successful attack may lead to high load situation and memory exhaustion, and may block the server.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-1325 CWE-1325

References

Other References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-088132.html https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-088132.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-52891? +

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic (All versions < V7.5), SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO (All versions < V7.5), SIMATIC IPC DiagBase (All versions), SIMATIC IPC DiagMonitor (All versions), SIMIT V10 (All versions), SIMIT V11 (All versions < V11.1). Unified Automation .NET based OPC UA Server SDK before 3.2.2 used in Siemens products are affected by a similar vulnerability as documented in CVE-2023-27321 for the OPC Foundation UA .NET Standard implementation. A successful attack may lead to high load situation and memory exhaustion, and may block the server. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2023-52891? +

CVE-2023-52891 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-52891? +

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