Creation of temporary file in directory with insecure permissions in TIA Administrator (TIA Portal) - CVE-2023-38533

 

Creation of temporary file in directory with insecure permissions in TIA Administrator (TIA Portal) - CVE-2023-38533

Published: June 12, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU91990
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38533
CWE-ID: CWE-379
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
TIA Administrator (TIA Portal)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected component creates temporary download files in a directory with insecure permissions. A local user can disrupt the update process.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-38533

Install updates from vendor's website.

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