CVE-2020-15796 (GCVE-0-2020-15796)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-14 21:05 – Updated: 2024-08-04 13:30
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller (incl. SIPLUS variants) (V20.8), SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller (V20.8). The web server of the affected products contains a vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to trigger a denial-of-service condition by sending a specially crafted HTTP request.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- CWE-248 - Uncaught Exception
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/s… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siemens | SIMATIC ET 200SP Open Controller (incl. SIPLUS variants) |
Affected:
V20.8
|
|
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller |
Affected:
V20.8
|
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