What is CVE-2023-48427?

CVE-2023-48427 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Sinec Ins, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-48427?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Siemens Sinec Ins

CVE-2023-48427

A vulnerability has been identified in SINEC INS (All versions < V1.0 SP2 Update 2). Affected products do not properly validate the certificate of the configured UMC server. This could allow an attacker to intercept credentials that are sent to the UMC server as well as to manipulate responses, potentially allowing an attacker to escalate privileges.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.004 (31.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Siemens Sinec Ins — versions All versions < V1.0 SP2 Update 2
Siemens Sinec_ins — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

productcert@siemens.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-48427?: CVE-2023-48427 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Sinec Ins, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-48427?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.