Improper Authentication in SiNVR 3 Central Control Server (CCS) - CVE-2019-18337
Published: December 13, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23596
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18337
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
SiNVR 3 Central Control Server (CCS)
SiNVR 3 Central Control Server (CCS)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the XML-based communication protocol as provided by default on ports 5444/tcp and 5440/tcp. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and read the CCS users database, including the passwords of all users in obfuscated cleartext.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-18337
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.