CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. It may be remotely exploitable.
CVE
CVE-2011-4509
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
2.17%
Original NVD Description
The HMI web server in Siemens WinCC flexible 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008; WinCC V11 (aka TIA portal); the TP, OP, MP, Comfort Panels, and Mobile Panels SIMATIC HMI panels; WinCC V11 Runtime Advanced; and WinCC flexible Runtime has an improperly selected default password for the administrator account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force approach involving many HTTP requests.