Siemens Desigo PXC and DXR Devices Failure to Sanitize Special Elements Into a Different Plane (CVE-2022-24039)

critical Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 500735

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Desigo PXC4 (All versions < V02.20.142.10-10884), Desigo PXC5 (All versions < V02.20.142.10-10884). The addCell JavaScript function fails to properly sanitize user-controllable input before including it into the generated XML body of the XLS report document, such that it is possible to inject arbitrary content (e.g., XML tags) into the generated file. An attacker with restricted privileges, by poisoning any of the content used to generate XLS reports, could be able to leverage the application to deliver malicious files against higher- privileged users and obtain Remote Code Execution (RCE) against the administrator's workstation.

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Solution

The following text was originally created by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The original can be found at CISA.gov.

Siemens recommends updating to the latest software version:

- Desigo DXR2: Update to v01.21.142.5-22 or later
- Desigo PXC3: Update to v01.21.142.4-18 or later
- Desigo PXC4: Update to v02.20.142.10-10884 or later
- Desigo PXC5: Update to v02.20.142.10-10884 or later

Contact Siemens for update information.

As a general security measure, Siemens recommends protecting network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. To operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends configuring the environment according to Siemens’ operational guidelines for industrial security and following the recommendations in the product manuals.

For additional information, please refer to Siemens Security Advisory SSA-626968

For additional information, please refer to Siemens Security Advisory SSA-662649

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 500735

Version: 1.5

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 1/25/2023

Updated: 4/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-24039

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:desigo_pxc4_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:desigo_pxc5_firmware

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/10/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/10/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-24039

CWE: 74

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