Username enumeration via unnormalized login response timing
Published Feb 11, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2025
Username enumeration in affected Siemens SIMATIC web servers allows remote attackers to identify valid usernames through login timing. The login handler does not normalize response times for valid and invalid usernames, creating an observable timing discrepancy. The web server must be reachable over HTTP; the documented consequence is disclosure of valid account names, not password recovery or authenticated access.
Summary
What happened
Username enumeration in affected Siemens SIMATIC web servers allows remote attackers to identify valid usernames through login timing. The login handler does not normalize response times for valid and invalid usernames, creating an observable timing discrepancy. The web server must be reachable over HTTP; the documented consequence is disclosure of valid account names, not password recovery or authenticated access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-37482
- Published
- Feb 11, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2025
- Vendor
- Siemens
- Product
- SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518T-4 PN/DP
- Classifications
- CWE-203, T1589
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Feb 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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