Relative path traversal in Siemens Automation License Manager - CVE-2018-11455
Published: August 14, 2018 / Updated: August 15, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14417
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11455
CWE-ID: CWE-23
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
Siemens Automation License Manager
Siemens Automation License Manager
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to relative path traversal. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, move arbitrary files to conduct path traversal attack and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11455
Update to version 6.0.1.