CVE-2022-45093: siemens sinec_ins Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-45093 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in siemens sinec_ins. EPSS estimates a 1.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 10-01-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 09-04-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC INS (All versions < V1.0 SP2 Update 1). An authenticated remote attacker with access to the Web Based Management (443/tcp) of the affected product as well as with access to the SFTP server of the affected product (22/tcp), could potentially read and write arbitrary files from and to the device's file system. An attacker might leverage this to trigger remote code execution on the affected component.

• 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.