Remote code execution in Viewport for Web Office Portal - CVE-2017-6869

 

Remote code execution in Viewport for Web Office Portal - CVE-2017-6869

Published: June 30, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7269
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6869
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
Viewport for Web Office Portal

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The weakness exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can send specially crafted network packets to ports 443/TCP or 80/TCP and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-6869

The vulnerability is addressed in software revision number 1453.

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