CVE-2018-4855 — A vulnerability has been identified in SICLOCK TC100 (All versions) and SICLOCK

A vulnerability has been identified in SICLOCK TC100 (All versions) and SICLOCK TC400 (All versions). Unencrypted storage of passwords in the client configuration files and during network transmission could allow an attacker in a privileged position to obtain access passwords.

01What is this vulnerability?

A vulnerability has been identified in SICLOCK TC100 (All versions) and SICLOCK TC400 (All versions). Unencrypted storage of passwords in the client configuration files and during network transmission could allow an attacker in a privileged position to obtain access passwords.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Siemens AG	SICLOCK TC100, SICLOCK TC400	SICLOCK TC100 : All versions, SICLOCK TC400 : All versions

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-07-03T14:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-17T03:08:21.334Z

09References

• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104672
• cert-portal.siemens.com — https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-197012.pdf