#VU68257 Cross-site scripting in Siemens products - CVE-2022-40178
Published: October 12, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68257
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40178
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Desigo PXM30-1
Desigo PXM30.E
Desigo PXM40-1
Desigo PXM40.E
Desigo PXM50-1
Desigo PXM50.E
PXG3.W100-1
PXG3.W100-2
PXG3.W200-1
PXG3.W200-2
Desigo PXM30-1
Desigo PXM30.E
Desigo PXM40-1
Desigo PXM40.E
Desigo PXM50-1
Desigo PXM50.E
PXG3.W100-1
PXG3.W100-2
PXG3.W200-1
PXG3.W200-2
Software vendor:
Siemens
Siemens
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "Import Files" functionality of the "Operation" web application. A remote user can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.