CVE-2023-24845
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM industrial networking devices allows attackers to bypass port mirroring restrictions and inject malicious packets into mirrored networks. Attackers could potentially manipulate configuration and runtime behavior of systems in the mirrored network. All listed RUGGEDCOM products with insufficient mirror port filtering are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- RUGGEDCOM i800
- RUGGEDCOM i800NC
- RUGGEDCOM i801
- RUGGEDCOM i801NC
- RUGGEDCOM i802
- RUGGEDCOM i802NC
- RUGGEDCOM i803
- RUGGEDCOM i803NC
- RUGGEDCOM M2100
- RUGGEDCOM M2100F
- RUGGEDCOM M2100NC
- RUGGEDCOM M2200
- RUGGEDCOM M2200F
- RUGGEDCOM M2200NC
- RUGGEDCOM M969
- RUGGEDCOM M969F
- RUGGEDCOM M969NC
- RUGGEDCOM RMC30
- RUGGEDCOM RMC30NC
- RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RMC8388NC V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RMC8388NC V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RP110
- RUGGEDCOM RP110NC
- RUGGEDCOM RS1600
- RUGGEDCOM RS1600F
- RUGGEDCOM RS1600FNC
- RUGGEDCOM RS1600NC
- RUGGEDCOM RS1600T
- RUGGEDCOM RS1600TNC
- RUGGEDCOM RS400
- RUGGEDCOM RS400F
- RUGGEDCOM RS400NC
- RUGGEDCOM RS401
- RUGGEDCOM RS401NC
- RUGGEDCOM RS416
- RUGGEDCOM RS416F
- RUGGEDCOM RS416NC
- RUGGEDCOM RS416NCv2 V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RS416NCv2 V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RS416P
- RUGGEDCOM RS416PF
- RUGGEDCOM RS416PNC
- RUGGEDCOM RS416PNCv2 V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RS416PNCv2 V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RS416Pv2 V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RS416Pv2 V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RS416v2 V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RS416v2 V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RS8000
- RUGGEDCOM RS8000A
- RUGGEDCOM RS8000ANC
- RUGGEDCOM RS8000H
- RUGGEDCOM RS8000HNC
- RUGGEDCOM RS8000NC
- RUGGEDCOM RS8000T
- RUGGEDCOM RS8000TNC
- RUGGEDCOM RS900
- RUGGEDCOM RS900 (32M) V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RS900 (32M) V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RS900F
- RUGGEDCOM RS900G
- RUGGEDCOM RS900G (32M) V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RS900G (32M) V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RS900GF
- RUGGEDCOM RS900GNC
- RUGGEDCOM RS900GNC(32M) V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RS900GNC(32M) V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RS900GP
- RUGGEDCOM RS900GPF
- RUGGEDCOM RS900GPNC
- RUGGEDCOM RS900L
- RUGGEDCOM RS900LNC
- RUGGEDCOM RS900M-GETS-C01
- RUGGEDCOM RS900M-GETS-XX
- RUGGEDCOM RS900M-STND-C01
- RUGGEDCOM RS900M-STND-XX
- RUGGEDCOM RS900MNC-GETS-C01
- RUGGEDCOM RS900MNC-GETS-XX
- RUGGEDCOM RS900MNC-STND-XX
- RUGGEDCOM RS900MNC-STND-XX-C01
- RUGGEDCOM RS900NC
- RUGGEDCOM RS900NC(32M) V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RS900NC(32M) V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RS900W
- RUGGEDCOM RS910
- RUGGEDCOM RS910L
- RUGGEDCOM RS910LNC
- RUGGEDCOM RS910NC
- RUGGEDCOM RS910W
- RUGGEDCOM RS920L
- RUGGEDCOM RS920LNC
- RUGGEDCOM RS920W
- RUGGEDCOM RS930L
- RUGGEDCOM RS930LNC
- RUGGEDCOM RS930W
- RUGGEDCOM RS940G
- RUGGEDCOM RS940GF
- RUGGEDCOM RS940GNC
- RUGGEDCOM RS969
- RUGGEDCOM RS969NC
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2100
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2100 (32M) V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2100 (32M) V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2100F
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2100NC
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2100NC(32M) V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2100NC(32M) V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2100P
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2100P (32M) V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2100P (32M) V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2100PF
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2100PNC
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2100PNC (32M) V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2100PNC (32M) V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2200
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2200F
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2200NC
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2288 V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2288 V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2288NC V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2288NC V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2300 V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2300 V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2300F
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2300NC V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2300NC V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2300P V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2300P V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2300PF
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2300PNC V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2300PNC V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2488 V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2488 V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2488F
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2488NC V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG2488NC V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG907R
- RUGGEDCOM RSG908C
- RUGGEDCOM RSG909R
- RUGGEDCOM RSG910C
- RUGGEDCOM RSG920P V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG920P V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG920PNC V4.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSG920PNC V5.X
- RUGGEDCOM RSL910
- RUGGEDCOM RSL910NC
- RUGGEDCOM RST2228
- RUGGEDCOM RST2228P
- RUGGEDCOM RST916C
- RUGGEDCOM RST916P
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete compromise of industrial control systems in mirrored networks, allowing attackers to manipulate critical infrastructure operations, cause physical damage, or disrupt essential services.
Likely Case
Unauthorized network access to mirrored systems, potential configuration changes, data exfiltration, or disruption of industrial operations.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper network segmentation and monitoring, though some risk remains if mirror ports are used.
🎯 Exploit Status
Attack requires network access to the mirror port. No authentication needed to exploit the vulnerability.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check Siemens advisory for specific firmware versions
Vendor Advisory: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-908185.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Review Siemens advisory SSA-908185. 2. Identify affected device models and current firmware versions. 3. Download appropriate firmware updates from Siemens support portal. 4. Apply firmware updates following Siemens documentation. 5. Restart devices after update completion.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Mirror Ports
allDisable port mirroring functionality on affected devices if not required for monitoring.
Consult device-specific CLI or web interface documentation for mirror port configuration commands
Network Segmentation
allIsolate mirrored networks from production networks using firewalls or VLANs.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable all mirror port configurations immediately
- Implement strict network segmentation between mirrored and production networks
- Monitor network traffic for unusual activity on mirror ports
- Restrict physical and network access to affected devices
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check device configuration for enabled mirror ports. Review firmware version against Siemens advisory.Check Version:
Consult device-specific CLI commands (typically 'show version' or similar) or web interfaceVerify Fix Applied:
Verify firmware has been updated to patched version. Confirm mirror port configurations are properly restricted.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized traffic patterns on mirror ports
- Configuration changes to mirrored devices
- Unexpected network traffic from mirror port interfaces
Network Indicators:
- Traffic from mirror ports to production networks
- Unusual protocol activity on mirrored segments
- Suspicious packets originating from monitoring infrastructure
SIEM Query:
source_interface:"mirror*" OR port_mirroring:true AND (dest_ip:production_network OR protocol_anomaly:true)