OS Command Injection in Siemens products - CVE-2022-40176
Published: October 12, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68255
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40176
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
Desigo PXM30-1
Desigo PXM30.E
Desigo PXM40-1
Desigo PXM40.E
Desigo PXM50-1
Desigo PXM50.E
PXG3.W100-1
PXG3.W100-2
PXG3.W200-1
PXG3.W200-2
Desigo PXM30-1
Desigo PXM30.E
Desigo PXM40-1
Desigo PXM40.E
Desigo PXM50-1
Desigo PXM50.E
PXG3.W100-1
PXG3.W100-2
PXG3.W200-1
PXG3.W200-2
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the names of files included in the input package. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-40176
Install updates from vendor's website.