Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic and SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO - CVE-2022-23448
Published: April 19, 2022 / Updated: September 14, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62387
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23448
CWE-ID: CWE-732
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected application assigns permissions to critical directories and files used by the application processes. A local user can execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Affected software
SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic
SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO
SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO
How to mitigate CVE-2022-23448
Install updates from vendor's website.
SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic - update to 7.3 Update 1
SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO - update to 7.3 Update 1
SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO - update to 7.3 Update 1