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
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.
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.