RCE in Siemens Spectrum Power 4
CVE-2019-6579
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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.023 (81.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Siemens Spectrum_power_4
- Siemens Ag Spectrum Power™ 4 — versions with Web Office Portal
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- Ebanim/RedvsBlueProject
- MinYoungLeeDev/Attack-Defense-Analysis-of-a-Vulnerable-Network
- cltempleton1127/Red-Team_
- dp2ur/Project-2-Capstone-Engagement
- joshblack07/UR-Cyber-Security-Red_
- laurapratt87/Capstone-Engagement-Project-Red-Team-v.-Blue-Team
- vivekaom/pentest_
- wevertonribeiroferreira/Red-vs-Blue-Project
References
- productcert@siemens.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- productcert@siemens.com (x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6579?
- CVE-2019-6579 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Siemens Spectrum Power 4, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-04-17.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6579?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-6579 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.