Path traversal in SINEC NMS - CVE-2024-31978
Published: April 15, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88520
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31978
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
SINEC NMS
SINEC NMS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request, export monitoring data and download files from the file system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-31978
Install update from vendor's website.