Improper Certificate Validation in Siemens Industrial Edge Management

1) Improper Certificate Validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU68123

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40147

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a lack of validation of the server certificate when initiating a TLS connection. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack and spoof a trusted entity.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Industrial Edge Management: before 1.5.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:siemens:industrial_edge_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-649853.pdf

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.