Multiple vulnerabilities in Siemens SINEC Security Monitor



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
CVE-ID CVE-2024-47553
CVE-2024-47562
CVE-2024-47563
CVE-2024-47565
CWE-ID CWE-88
CWE-77
CWE-22
CWE-183
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Siemens SINEC Security Monitor
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor Siemens

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command

EUVDB-ID: #VU98285

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47553

CWE-ID: CWE-88 - Argument Injection or Modification

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary argument.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected application does not properly validate user input to the ssmctl-client command. A remote user can execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying OS.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Siemens SINEC Security Monitor: before 4.9.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-430425.html


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) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU98286

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47562

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the ssmctl-client command. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Siemens SINEC Security Monitor: before 4.9.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-430425.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

3) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU98289

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47563

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can create arbitrary CSR files in writable directories outside the intended location.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Siemens SINEC Security Monitor: before 4.9.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-430425.html


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.

4) Permissive List of Allowed Inputs

EUVDB-ID: #VU98300

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47565

CWE-ID: CWE-183 - Permissive List of Allowed Inputs

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the affected application does not properly validate that user input complies with a list of allowed values. A remote user can compromise the integrity of the configuration of the affected application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Siemens SINEC Security Monitor: before 4.9.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-430425.html


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.



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