Path traversal in TIA Portal - CVE-2019-10934
Published: January 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24309
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2019-10934
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
TIA Portal
TIA Portal
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A local user can change the contents of a configuration file and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
The following versions of TIA Portal are affected:
- TIA Portal v14: All versions
- TIA Portal v15: All versions prior to v15.1 Upd 4
- TIA Portal v16: All versions
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10934
Install update from vendor's website.