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CVE-2022-32260NVD status: Modified

SINEMA Remote Connect Server: Incorrect User Management

CVE-2022-32260 is a critical-severity incorrect user management vulnerability in SINEMA Remote Connect Server from Siemens, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. The record lists version V3.2 SP1 as the first without the flaw, so updating SINEMA Remote Connect Server to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.78% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 56% of scored CVEs.

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Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.

What to do

  1. Update SINEMA Remote Connect Server to V3.2 SP1 or a later version.
  2. Read the advisory on cert-portal.siemens.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
  3. Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
SiemensSINEMA Remote Connect Serverbefore V3.2 SP1V3.2 SP1

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
NoneNo account or login is needed.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.

Scoring systemScoreSeverityScored by
CVSS 3.16.5MediumCNA (siemens.com)
CVSS 3.19.8CriticalNVD
CVSS 2.07.5HighNVD

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SINEMA Remote Connect Server (All versions < V3.2 SP1). The affected application creates temporary user credentials for UMC (User Management Component) users. An attacker could use these temporary credentials for authentication bypass in certain scenarios.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Incorrect User Management

The product does not properly manage a user within its environment.

More Incorrect User Management vulnerabilities (CWE-286)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Other vulnerabilities in SINEMA Remote Connect Server

All SINEMA Remote Connect Server vulnerabilities

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