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Siemens SINETPLAN (ICSA-19-253-02) – Product Used in the Water and Wastewater and Energy Sectors

The NCCIC has published an advisory on an improper authorization vulnerability in Siemens Network Planner (SINETPLAN). Version 2.0 is affected. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow information disclosure, code execution, and denial-of-service. Siemens recommends users update TIA Administrator to Version 1.0 SP1 Upd1. The NCCIC also recommends a series of measures to mitigate the vulnerability. Read the advisory at CISA.

Ransomware Protection Strategies

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has posted a page on ransomware protection strategies, in which it notes it has observed an increase in ransomware attacks across the nation. It adds that one of its chief priorities is to help organizations protect themselves from ransomware, and in support of this mandate it encourages its partners to review a series of resources to help prevent, mitigate, and recover from these attacks.

Red Lion Controls Crimson (ICSA-19-248-01)

The NCCIC has published an advisory on use after free, improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer, pointer issues, and use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerabilities in Red Lion Controls Crimson. Versions 3.0 and prior and versions 3.1 and prior, to release 3112.00, are affected. Red Lion Controls recommends users migrate to Crimson 3.1 release 3112.00 or later where the model choice allows. The NCCIC also recommends a series of measures to mitigate the vulnerabilities.

FBI FLASH: Increased Number of Emotet Command and Control IP Addresses Identified

The FBI has released a FLASH message on Emotet, providing new internet protocol (IP) addresses that have been associated with modular banking Trojan since it recently resumed operations after a hiatus that began in early June (for more on Emotet’s revival, read an article WaterISAC discussed in the August 27, 2019 Security and Resilience Update).

UK Cyber Incident Trends Report

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published a report detailing cyber incident trends in the country from October 2018 to April 2019, which the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages administrators to review. It reveals that five main threats and threat vectors affected UK organizations: cloud services, and Office 365 in particular; ransomware; phishing; vulnerability scanning; and supply chain attacks.

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