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Full vulnerability report · 2020
CVE-2019-13940High confidence

Siemens SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8 PN/DP CPU — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Siemens · SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8 PN/DP CPU

5.3MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Patch only the product branches with a verified fix

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 27 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityMediumOperational priority:Medium, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • The selected CVSS metric records a network-reachable, unauthenticated path with no user interaction.
  • EPSS is 1.70% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
  • Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Siemens SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8 PN/DP CPU and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: As exposure requiresRemediation target: Within 365 days

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Cross-source reconciliation

Remediation availability differs by product scope

Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 27 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

1 current
SSA-431678 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 5 · finalSiemens ProductCERTSSA-431678: Denial of Service Vulnerability in SIMATIC S7 CPU Families
27 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8 PN/DP CPU (6ES7154-8AB01-0AB0)
  • SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8F PN/DP CPU (6ES7154-8FB01-0AB0)
  • SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8FX PN/DP CPU (6ES7154-8FX00-0AB0)
  • SIMATIC ET 200S IM151-8 PN/DP CPU (6ES7151-8AB01-0AB0)
  • SIMATIC ET 200S IM151-8F PN/DP CPU (6ES7151-8FB01-0AB0)
  • SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants)
  • SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 314C-2 PN/DP (6ES7314-6EH04-0AB0)
  • SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315-2 PN/DP (6ES7315-2EH14-0AB0)
  • SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315F-2 PN/DP (6ES7315-2FJ14-0AB0)
  • SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315T-3 PN/DP (6ES7315-7TJ10-0AB0)
  • SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317-2 PN/DP (6ES7317-2EK14-0AB0)
  • SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317F-2 PN/DP (6ES7317-2FK14-0AB0)
Summary
Affected devices contain a vulnerability that could cause a denial of service condition of the web server by sending specially crafted HTTP requests to ports 80/tcp and 443/tcp. Beyond the web service, no other functions or interfaces are affected by the denial of service condition.
Remediation
Update to V4.1 or later version
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2019-5207

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionPatch only the product branches with a verified fix

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 27 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
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What, why and how

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8 PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8F PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8FX PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC ET 200S IM151-8 PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC ET 200S IM151-8F PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V4.1), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 314C-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315T-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317T-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317TF-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 319-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 319F-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V6 and below CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V7 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC WinAC RTX 2010 (All versions), SIMATIC WinAC RTX F 2010 (All versions), SIPLUS ET 200S IM151-8 PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS ET 200S IM151-8F PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 314C-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 315-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 315F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 317-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 317F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17). Affected devices contain a vulnerability that could cause a denial of service condition of the web server by sending specially crafted HTTP requests to ports 80/tcp and 443/tcp. Beyond the web service, no other functions or interfaces are affected by the denial of service condition.

What

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8 PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8F PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8FX PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC ET 200S IM151-8 PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC ET 200S IM151-8F PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V4.1), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 314C-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315T-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317T-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317TF-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 319-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 319F-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V6 and below CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V7 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC WinAC RTX 2010 (All versions), SIMATIC WinAC RTX F 2010 (All versions), SIPLUS ET 200S IM151-8 PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS ET 200S IM151-8F PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 314C-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 315-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 315F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 317-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 317F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17). Affected devices contain a vulnerability that could cause a denial of service condition of the web server by sending specially crafted HTTP requests to ports 80/tcp and 443/tcp. Beyond the web service, no other functions or interfaces are affected by the denial of service condition.

Why

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

What

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8 PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8F PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8FX PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC ET 200S IM151-8 PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC ET 200S IM151-8F PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V4.1), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 314C-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315T-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317T-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317TF-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 319-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 319F-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V6 and below CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V7 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC WinAC RTX 2010 (All versions), SIMATIC WinAC RTX F 2010 (All versions), SIPLUS ET 200S IM151-8 PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS ET 200S IM151-8F PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 314C-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 315-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 315F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 317-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 317F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17). Affected devices contain a vulnerability that could cause a denial of service condition of the web server by sending specially crafted HTTP requests to ports 80/tcp and 443/tcp. Beyond the web service, no other functions or interfaces are affected by the denial of service condition.

Why

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

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Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Uncontrolled Resource Consumption → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-400 ↗

CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.ALowAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkUnauthenticatedDenial of serviceCWE-400
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Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0015Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens

sécurité Siemens ssa-496604 du 10 janvier 2023 https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-496604.html Bulletin de sécurité Siemens ssa-592007 du 10 janvier 2023 https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-592007.html Bulletin de sécurité Siemens ssa-936212 du 10 janvier 2023 https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-936212.html Bulletin de sécurité Siemens ssa-997779 du 10 janvier 2023 https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-997779.html Référence CVE CVE-2018-4843 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4843 Référence CVE CVE-2019-10923 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10923 Référence CVE CVE-2019-13940 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13940 Référence CVE CVE-2021-44002 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44002 Référence CVE CVE-2021-44014 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44014 Référence CVE CVE-2022-1292 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1292 Référence CVE CVE-2022-2068 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2068 Référence CVE CVE-2022-2097 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2097 Référence CVE CVE-2022-2274 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2274 Référence CVE CVE-2022-32212 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32212 Référence CVE CVE-2022-32213 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2020-AVI-090Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans les produits Siemens . Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire à distance, un déni de service à distance et une atteinte à la confidentialité des données.

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2019-014547複数の SIMATIC CPU ファミリー製品におけるリソースの枯渇に関する脆弱性

複数の SIMATIC CPU ファミリー製品には、リソースの枯渇に関する脆弱性が存在します。

Official advisory ↗
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Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix availability varies by product
Affected
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
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Evidence and provenance

Published 11 Feb 2020 · Last source change 5 Aug 2024, 00:05 UTC · CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2019-5207
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Mitigation available.
    Before
    Awaiting fix
    After
    Mitigation available
    Siemens ProductCERT ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Remediation guidance recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2019-5207↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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