#VU23594 Path traversal in Siemens products - CVE-2019-13944

 

#VU23594 Path traversal in Siemens products - CVE-2019-13944

Published: December 13, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU23594
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13944
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
EN100 Ethernet module IEC 61850 variant
EN100 Ethernet module PROFINET IO variant
EN100 Ethernet module Modbus TCP variant
EN100 Ethernet module DNP3 TCP variant
EN100 Ethernet module IEC 104 variant
Software vendor:
Siemens

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists in the integrated web server due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and obtain sensitive information about the device, such as logs and configurations.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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