Default Password Vulnerability in Siemens WinCC HMI Web Server

Default Password Vulnerability in Siemens WinCC HMI Web Server

CVE-2011-4509 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The HMI web server in Siemens WinCC flexible 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008; WinCC V11 (aka TIA portal); the TP, OP, MP, Comfort Panels, and Mobile Panels SIMATIC HMI panels; WinCC V11 Runtime Advanced; and WinCC flexible Runtime has an improperly selected default password for the administrator account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force approach involving many HTTP requests.

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