CVE-2019-10934: siemens tia portal v14 Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-10934 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in siemens tia portal v14. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 16-01-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in TIA Portal V14 (All versions), TIA Portal V15 (All versions < V15.1 Update 7), TIA Portal V16 (All versions < V16 Update 6), TIA Portal V17 (All versions < V17 Update 4). Changing the contents of a configuration file could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. The security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker with a valid account and limited access rights on the system. No user interaction is required. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.