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CVE-2024-32011NVD status: Deferred

Spectrum Power 4: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

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CVE-2024-32011 is a high-severity inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere vulnerability in Spectrum Power 4 from Siemens, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists version V4.70 SP12 Update 2 as the first without the flaw, so updating Spectrum Power 4 to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update Spectrum Power 4 to V4.70 SP12 Update 2 or a later version.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
SiemensSpectrum Power 4before V4.70 SP12 Update 2V4.70 SP12 Update 2

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
LowA basic user account is enough.
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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (siemens.com).

Scoring systemScoreSeverityScored by
CVSS 4.08.7HighCNA (siemens.com)
CVSS 3.18.8HighCNA (siemens.com)

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in Spectrum Power 4 (All versions < V4.70 SP12 Update 2). The affected application is vulnerable to run arbitrary commands via the user interface. This user interface can be used via the network and allows the execution of commands as administrative application user.

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

The underlying weakness: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

The product imports, requires, or includes executable functionality (such as a library) from a source that is outside of the intended control sphere.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
  • When the set of acceptable objects, such as filenames or URLs, is limited or known, create a mapping from a set of fixed input values (such as numeric IDs) to the actual filenames or URLs, and reject all other inputs. For example, ID 1 could map to inbox.txt and ID 2 could map to profile.txt. Features such as the ESAPI AccessReferenceMap provide this capability.
  • For any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks entirely. Then, these modified values would be submitted to the server.

More Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere vulnerabilities (CWE-829)

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 Spectrum Power 4

All Spectrum Power 4 vulnerabilities

Recent Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere vulnerabilities

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