#VU70381 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command in SIMATIC WinCC OA - CVE-2022-44731

 

#VU70381 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command in SIMATIC WinCC OA - CVE-2022-44731

Published: December 15, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU70381
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44731
CWE-ID: CWE-88
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SIMATIC WinCC OA
Software vendor:
Siemens

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an argument injection issue in the Ultralight Client backend application. A remote user can inject arbitrary parameters when starting the client via the web interface.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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