Protection Mechanism Failure in Siemens products - CVE-2019-13924
Published: February 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25260
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13924
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
SCALANCE X-200
SCALANCE X-200 IRT
SCALANCE X-300
SCALANCE X-200 IRT
SCALANCE X-300
How to mitigate CVE-2019-13924
Install updates from vendor's website.
SCALANCE X-200 - update to 5.2.4
SCALANCE X-300 - update to 4.1.3
SCALANCE X-300 - update to 4.1.3