Multiple vulnerabilities in Siemens Teamcenter
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-40354 CVE-2021-40355 CVE-2021-40356 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 CWE-639 CWE-611 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Teamcenter Other software / Other software solutions |
| Vendor | Siemens |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
EUVDB-ID: #VU56675
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40354
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the "surrogate" functionality, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsTeamcenter: 12.4 - 13.2
External linkshttp://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-987403.pdf
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Authorization bypass through user-controlled key
EUVDB-ID: #VU56676
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40355
CWE-ID:
CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exist due to the affected application contains Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) issue. A remote administrator can use a specially crafted input and access objects directly.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsTeamcenter: 12.4 - 13.2
External linkshttp://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-987403.pdf
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) XML External Entity injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU56677
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40356
CWE-ID:
CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsTeamcenter: 12.4 - 13.2
External linkshttp://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-987403.pdf
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
