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CVE-2018-4858
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2018-07-09 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-284
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in IEC 61850 system configurator (All versions < V5.80), DIGSI 5 (affected as IEC 61850 system configurator is incorporated) (All versions < V7.80), DIGSI 4 (All versions < V4.93), SICAM PAS/PQS (All versions < V8.11), SICAM PQ Analyzer (All versions < V3.11), SICAM SCC (All versions < V9.02 HF3). A service of the affected products listening on all of the host's network interfaces on either port 4884/TCP, 5885/TCP, or port 5886/TCP could allow an attacker to either exfiltrate limited data from the system or to execute code with Microsoft Windows user permissions. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to be able to send a specially crafted network request to the vulnerable service and a user interacting with the service's client application on the host. In order to execute arbitrary code with Microsoft Windows user permissions, an attacker must be able to plant the code in advance on the host by other means. The vulnerability has limited impact to confidentiality and integrity of the affected system. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known. Siemens confirms the security vulnerability and provides mitigations to resolve the security issue.
Affected products
- Siemens Digsi 4 Firmware: all versions
- Siemens Digsi 5 Firmware: before 7.80 — fixed in 7.80
- Siemens Ec 61850 System Configurator Firmware: before 5.80 — fixed in 5.80
- Siemens SICAM PAS/PQS: before 8.11 — fixed in 8.11
- Siemens SICAM PQ Analyzer: before 3.11 — fixed in 3.11
- Siemens Sicam Scc Firmware: all versions
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens Digsi 5 Firmware 7.80; Siemens Ec 61850 System Configurator Firmware 5.80; Siemens SICAM PAS/PQS 8.11; Siemens SICAM PQ Analyzer 3.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105933
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-159860.pdf
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-317-01
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105933
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-159860.pdf
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-317-01
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