Privilege escalation in Siemens Sipass Integrated
CVE-2017-9940
A vulnerability was discovered in Siemens SiPass integrated (All versions before V2.70) that could allow an attacker with access to a low-privileged user account to read or write files on the file system of the SiPass integrated server over the network.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (56.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Siemens Sipass Integrated
- Sipass Integrated All Versions Before V2.70 — versions SiPass integrated All versions before V2.70
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-339433.pdf (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99578 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9940?
- CVE-2017-9940 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Sipass Integrated, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-08-08.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9940?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.