CVE-2019-13940

What it is

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8 PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8F PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC ET 200pro IM154-8FX PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC ET 200S IM151-8 PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC ET 200S IM151-8F PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-1200 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions < V4.1), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 314C-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 315T-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317T-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 317TF-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 319-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-300 CPU 319F-3 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V6 and below CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V7 CPU family (incl. SIPLUS variants) (All versions), SIMATIC WinAC RTX 2010 (All versions), SIMATIC WinAC RTX F 2010 (All versions), SIPLUS ET 200S IM151-8 PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS ET 200S IM151-8F PN/DP CPU (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 314C-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 315-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 315F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 317-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17), SIPLUS S7-300 CPU 317F-2 PN/DP (All versions < V3.X.17). Affected devices contain a vulnerability that could cause a denial of service condition of the web server by sending specially crafted HTTP requests to ports 80/tcp and 443/tcp. Beyond the web service, no other functions or interfaces are affected by the denial of service condition.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2020-02-11 16:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 02:17 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 1.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2020-02-11 16:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 02:17 UTC

Exploit probability

1.7% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Siemens s7-1200 Cpu 1211c Firmware < 4.1
• Siemens s7-1200 Cpu 1212c Firmware < 4.1
• Siemens s7-1200 Cpu 1214c Firmware < 4.1
• Siemens s7-1200 Cpu 1215c Firmware < 4.1
• Siemens s7-1200 Cpu 1217c Firmware < 4.1
• Siemens s7-1200 Cpu 1212fc Firmware < 4.1
• Siemens s7-1200 Cpu 1214fc Firmware < 4.1
• Siemens s7-1200 Cpu 1215fc Firmware < 4.1

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.3

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

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