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

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

Published: April 19, 2022 / Updated: September 14, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU62387
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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 access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SIMATIC Energy Manager Basic
SIMATIC Energy Manager PRO
Software 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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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