Insecure DLL loading in SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO and SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic - CVE-2022-23449

 

Insecure DLL loading in SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO and SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic - CVE-2022-23449

Published: April 19, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU62388
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-2022-23449
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner. A local user can place a specially crafted .dll file and execute arbitrary code on victim's system.


Affected software

SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO
SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic

How to mitigate CVE-2022-23449

Install updates from vendor's website.

SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO - update to 7.3 Update 1
SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic - update to 7.3 Update 1

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