77241 : Siemens SIMATIC ProTool Default Admin Password
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date	Third Party Solution Date
2003-01-16	2003-01-16	2003-01-16

Keywords

SCADA

Description

By default, Siemens SIMATIC ProTool installs with a default password. The admin account has a password of "100" which is publicly known and documented. This allows attackers to trivially access the program or system and gain privileged access.

Classification

Location: Local / Remote
Attack Type: Authentication Management
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Workaround
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Technical

The default password can be found on page 301 of the "ProTool V6.0 Service Pack 2: How to configure Windows-based systems user manual."

Solution

Immediately after installation, change all default installed accounts to use a unique and secure password. When possible, change default account names to custom names as well.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2011-4509 (see also: NVD)
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll/csfetch/1143018/ProTool_WIN_BHB_e.pdf?func=cslib.csFetch&nodeid=1142909&forcedownload=true
Other Advisory URL: http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-11-356-01.pdf
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-030-01A.pdf
http://xs-sniper.com/blog/2011/12/20/the-siemens-simatic-remote-authentication-bypass-that-doesnt-exist/
https://twitter.com/#!/shawnmer/statuses/138509401307881472
News Article: https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/hacker-says-texas-town-used-three-character-password-secure-internet-facing-scada-system-11201

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.0
Source: osvdb.org | Generated: 2011-11-23 | Disagree?

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