What is CVE-2017-6869?

CVE-2017-6869 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Siemens Viewport For Web Office Portal, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-08.

How severe is CVE-2017-6869?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Siemens Viewport For Web Office Portal

CVE-2017-6869

A vulnerability was discovered in Siemens ViewPort for Web Office Portal before revision number 1453 that could allow an unauthenticated remote user to upload arbitrary code and execute it with the permissions of the operating-system user running the web server by sending specially crafted network packets to port 443/TCP or port 80/TCP.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.030 (85.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Siemens Viewport_for_web_office_portal
N/a Viewport For Web Office Portal Before Revision Number 1453 — versions ViewPort for Web Office Portal before revision number 1453

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

productcert@siemens.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
productcert@siemens.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6869?: CVE-2017-6869 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Siemens Viewport For Web Office Portal, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-6869?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.