Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in SINEMA Server - CVE-2016-6486

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in SINEMA Server - CVE-2016-6486

Published: August 8, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU40141
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-2016-6486
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
SINEMA Server

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

Siemens SINEMA Server uses weak permissions for the application folder, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-6486

Install update from vendor's website.

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