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
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
SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic - update to 7.3 Update 1