PT-2012-4454 · Siemens · Simatic S7-1200

Dmitry Sklyarov · Published 2012-09-25 · Updated 2022-02-01 · CVE-2012-3037

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 version 2.x

Description The issue concerns the Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 PLC, where the private key of the SIMATIC CONTROLLER Certification Authority certificate is not properly protected. This allows remote attackers to spoof the S7-1200 web server by using this key to create a forged certificate.

Recommendations For Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 version 2.x, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Certificate Validation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-295

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-02217

CVE-2012-3037

Affected Products

Simatic S7-1200

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3037 · Security Note
• http://siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-240718.pdf · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-02217 · Security Note
• http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2012-48 · Note
• https://pentest-tools.com/vulnerabilities-exploits/siemens-simatic-s7-1200-ssl-private-key-reuse-spoofing-vulnerability-ssa-240718_8928 · Note
• https://cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb12-275 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-263-01.pdf · Note