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CVE-2010-2772 Detail

Description

Siemens Simatic WinCC and PCS 7 SCADA system uses a hard-coded password, which allows local users to access a back-end database and gain privileges, as demonstrated in the wild in July 2010 by the Stuxnet worm, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2568.


Metrics

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-205-01 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/new-weaponized-virus-targets-industrial-secrets-725 CVE, MITRE Press/Media Coverage 
http://infoworld.com/d/security-central/siemens-warns-users-dont-change-passwords-after-worm-attack-915?sourcefssr CVE, MITRE Press/Media Coverage 
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/07/experts-warn-of-new-windows-shortcut-flaw/ CVE, MITRE Press/Media Coverage 
http://secunia.com/advisories/40682 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&caller=viewhttp://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll?func=cslib.csinfo&lang=en&objid=43876783&c CVE, MITRE Not Applicable 
http://www.automation.siemens.com/forum/guests/PostShow.aspx?PostID=16127&16127&Language=en&PageIndex=1 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001987.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.sea.siemens.com/us/News/Industrial/Pages/WinCC_Update.aspx CVE, MITRE Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41753 CVE, MITRE Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1893 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1712134&postcount=22 CVE, MITRE Exploit  Issue Tracking 
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/siemens-scada/ CVE, MITRE Press/Media Coverage  Third Party Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60587 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-2772
NVD Published Date:
07/22/2010
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
MITRE