TI-2015-01233 Aliases CVE-2015-1356 GHSA-pc45-5f4x-xp95

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 13 SP1 determines a user's privileges on the…

LOW 21CWE-264Published 2015-02-18 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) before 13 SP1 determines a user's privileges on the basis of project-file fields that lack integrity protection, which allows remote attackers to establish arbitrary authorization data via a modified file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00512 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7::::::::	up to 13.0	Vulnerable	Siemens

cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simatic_step_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 13.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1356
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pc45-5f4x-xp95

References

Advisory 1

http://www.siemens.com/innovation/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-234789.pdf

TI-2023-11164 Code injection in Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2020-06109 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Siemens Opcenter Execution Discrete CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
TI-2021-18550 Improper access control in Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 V15 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2020-06108 Heap-based buffer overflow in Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2020-06107 Uncontrolled search path in Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 V8.2 and earlier CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2015-01433 Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 (TIA Portal) 12 and 13 before 13 SP1 Upd1 allows man-in-the-middle… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8

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Sources

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