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  "document": {
    "acknowledgments": [
      {
        "organization": "Siemens",
        "summary": "reporting this vulnerability to CISA"
      }
    ],
    "category": "csaf_security_advisory",
    "csaf_version": "2.0",
    "distribution": {
      "text": "Disclosure is not limited",
      "tlp": {
        "label": "WHITE",
        "url": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/"
      }
    },
    "lang": "en-US",
    "notes": [
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "This CSAF advisory was extracted from unstructured data and may contain inaccuracies. If you notice any errors, please reach out to the designated contact at CISA CSAF: central@cisa.dhs.gov",
        "title": "CISA Disclaimer"
      },
      {
        "category": "legal_disclaimer",
        "text": "All information products included in https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics are provided \"as is\" for informational purposes only. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not provide any warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within. DHS does not endorse any commercial product or service, referenced in this product or otherwise. Further dissemination of this product is governed by the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) marking in the header. For more information about TLP, see https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/.",
        "title": "Legal Notice"
      },
      {
        "category": "summary",
        "text": "Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could affect integrity of TCP connections.",
        "title": "Risk evaluation"
      },
      {
        "category": "other",
        "text": "Energy",
        "title": "Critical infrastructure sectors"
      },
      {
        "category": "other",
        "text": "Worldwide",
        "title": "Countries/areas deployed"
      },
      {
        "category": "other",
        "text": "Germany",
        "title": "Company headquarters location"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability. Specifically, users should:",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.\nCISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage onus-cert.cisa.gov. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage on us-cert.cisa.gov in the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.\nOrganizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.",
        "title": "Recommended Practices"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "For more details regarding this vulnerability CVE-2020-28388 refer to\n\n- -   Siemens Security Advisory SSA-362164\n\n- -   Forescout \"NUMBER:JACK\" Publication\n\nFor further inquiries on security vulnerabilities in Siemens products and \nsolutions, please contact the Siemens ProductCERT:\n\nhttps://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories",
        "title": "Additional Resources"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "For more details regarding this vulnerability CVE-2020-28388 refer to - -   Siemens Security Advisory SSA-362164 - -   Forescout \"NUMBER:JACK\" Publication For further inquiries on security vulnerabilities in Siemens products and  solutions, please contact the Siemens ProductCERT: https://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories",
        "title": "Additional Resources"
      },
      {
        "category": "other",
        "text": "No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability.",
        "title": "Exploitability"
      }
    ],
    "publisher": {
      "category": "coordinator",
      "contact_details": "Email: CISAservicedesk@cisa.dhs.gov;\n Toll Free: 1-888-282-0870",
      "name": "CISA",
      "namespace": "https://www.cisa.gov/"
    },
    "references": [
      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "ICS Advisory ICSA-21-068-08 JSON",
        "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2021/icsa-21-068-08.json"
      },
      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "ICS Advisory ICSA-21-068-08 Web Version",
        "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-21-068-08"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Recommended Practices",
        "url": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Recommended Practices",
        "url": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Recommended Practices",
        "url": "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "SSA-496604: SSA-344238: TCP Session Hijacking Vulnerability in Siemens Energy PLUSCONTROL 1st Gen Devices - TXT Version",
        "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/txt/SSA-344238.txt"
      }
    ],
    "title": "Siemens Energy PLUSCONTROL 1st Gen",
    "tracking": {
      "current_release_date": "2021-03-09T00:00:00.000000Z",
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      "id": "ICSA-21-068-08",
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        {
          "date": "2021-03-09T00:00:00.000000Z",
          "legacy_version": "Initial",
          "number": "1",
          "summary": "ICSA-21-068-08 Siemens Energy PLUSCONTROL 1st GEN"
        }
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      "status": "final",
      "version": "1"
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                }
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            "name": "PLUSCONTROL 1st Gen"
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  "vulnerabilities": [
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2020-28388",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-342",
        "name": "Predictable Exact Value from Previous Values"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "summary",
          "text": "Initial Sequence Numbers (ISNs) for TCP connections are derived from an insufficiently random source. As a result, the ISN of current and future TCP connections could be predictable. An attacker could hijack existing sessions or spoof future ones.",
          "title": "Summary"
        }
      ],
      "product_status": {
        "known_affected": [
          "CSAFPID-0001"
        ]
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "category": "external",
          "summary": "web.nvd.nist.gov",
          "url": "http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2020-28388"
        },
        {
          "category": "external",
          "summary": "www.first.org",
          "url": "https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L"
        }
      ],
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "PLUSCONTROL devices are typically located in a separate LAN segment of\nenergy transmission solutions, where an attacker could use this\nvulnerability to disrupt SER messages or Trace functionalities.\nTherefore, review the status of the defense in depth recommendations\nthat apply to your specific deployment and align as needed. Especially\nthe measures on the network layer to prevent accessibility from other\nnetwork segments.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "details": "See recommendations from section Workarounds and Mitigations ",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        },
        {
          "category": "mitigation",
          "details": "Operators of critical power systems (e.g.\u00a0TSOs or DSOs) worldwide are usually required by regulations to build resilience into the power grids by applying multi-level redundant secondary protection schemes. It is therefore recommended that the operators check whether appropriate resilient protection measures are in place. The risk of cyber incidents impacting the grid\u0027s reliability can thus be minimized by virtue of the grid design. Siemens strongly recommends applying the provided security updates using the corresponding tooling and documented procedures made available with the product. If supported by the product, an automated means to apply the security updates across multiple product instances may be used. Siemens strongly recommends prior validation of any security update before being applied, and supervision by trained staff of the update process in the target environment. As a general security measure Siemens strongly recommends to protect network access with appropriate mechanisms (e.g.\u00a0firewalls, segmentation, VPN). It is advised to configure the environment according to our operational guidelines in order to run the devices in a protected IT environment.",
          "product_ids": [
            "CSAFPID-0001"
          ]
        }
      ],
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          "cvss_v3": {
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            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C",
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