CVE-2019-6579: siemens ag spectrum power™ 4 Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-6579 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Command Injection vulnerability in siemens ag spectrum power™ 4. EPSS estimates a 2.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 17-04-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Spectrum Power 4 (with Web Office Portal). An attacker with network access to the web server on port 80/TCP or 443/TCP could execute system commands with administrative privileges. The security vulnerability could be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the affected service. No user interaction is required to exploit this security vulnerability. Successful exploitation of the security vulnerability compromises confidentiality, integrity or availability of the targeted system. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.

• CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.