#VU62387 Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic and SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO - CVE-2022-23448

Vulnerability identifier: #VU62387

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23448

CWE-ID: CWE-732

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic
Other software / Other software solutions
SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: Siemens

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected application assigns permissions to critical directories and files used by the application processes. A local user can execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic: before 7.3

SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO: before 7.3

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External links
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-655554.pdf

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.