#VU21193 Cross-site request forgery in SINEMA Remote Connect Server - CVE-2019-13920
Published: September 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21193
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13920
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SINEMA Remote Connect Server
SINEMA Remote Connect Server
Software vendor:
Siemens
Siemens
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in some parts of the web application. A remote attacker who is able to trigger requests of a logged-in user to the application can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website, such as switching the connectivity state of a user or a device.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.