#VU101650 XML External Entity injection in Siemens COMOS - CVE-2024-49704
Published: December 11, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101650
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-49704
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Siemens COMOS
Siemens COMOS
Software vendor:
Siemens
Siemens
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input in the Generic Data Mapper, the Engineering Adapter and the Engineering Interface. 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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.