Improper Authentication in SPPA-T3000 Application Server - CVE-2019-18284

 

Improper Authentication in SPPA-T3000 Application Server - CVE-2019-18284

Published: December 19, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU23705
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-2019-18284
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
SPPA-T3000 Application Server

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to the AdminService is available without authentication on the Application Server. A remote attacker can use methods exposed via this interface to receive password hashes of other users and to change user passwords.

Note: An attacker needs to have access to the Application Highway in order to exploit this vulnerability


How to mitigate CVE-2019-18284

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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