Security restrictions bypass in SiPass - CVE-2017-9940

 

Security restrictions bypass in SiPass - CVE-2017-9940

Published: July 13, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7492
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9940
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
SiPass

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote low-privileged attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper permissions and access controls. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions and read or write files on the file system of the SiPass integrated server over the network.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure and modification.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-9940

Update to version 2.70.

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