Protection Mechanism Failure in Siemens products - CVE-2019-13924

 

Protection Mechanism Failure in Siemens products - CVE-2019-13924

Published: February 12, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU25260
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13924
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
SCALANCE X-200
SCALANCE X-200 IRT
SCALANCE X-300

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected device does not send the X-Frame-Option header in the administrative web interface. A remote attacker can perform a click-jacking attack, bypass implemented security restrictions and elevate privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-13924

Install updates from vendor's website.

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