Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command in SIMATIC WinCC OA - CVE-2022-44731
Published: December 15, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70381
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44731
CWE-ID: CWE-88
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
SIMATIC WinCC OA
How to mitigate CVE-2022-44731
Install updates from vendor's website.
SIMATIC WinCC OA - addressed in versions 3.16 P035, 3.17 P024, 3.18 P014