CVE-2024-46888: siemens sinec_ins Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-46888 is a critical (CVSS 9.9) Path Traversal vulnerability in siemens sinec_ins. EPSS estimates a 0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 12-11-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 12-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC INS (All versions < V1.0 SP2 Update 3). The affected application does not properly sanitize user provided paths for SFTP-based file up- and downloads. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to manipulate arbitrary files on the filesystem and achieve arbitrary code execution on the device.

• 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.