CVE-2018-11447 Cross-site request forgery in SCALANCE M875

High 8.8 Published Updated

An attacker can trick an authenticated admin into performing actions via CSRF, allowing them to read or modify the device configuration.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-11447?

CVE-2018-11447 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens AG SCALANCE M875, published on 26 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE M875 (All versions). The web interface on port 443/tcp could allow a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack if an unsuspecting user is tricked into accessing a malicious link. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by an legitimate user, who must be authenticated to the web interface as administrative user. A successful attack could allow an attacker to interact with the web interface as an administrative user. This could allow the attacker to read or modify the device configuration, or to exploit other vulnerabilities that require authentication as administrative user. At the time of advisory publication no public exploitation of this security vulnerability was known.

Weakness: CWE-352, CWE-121

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11447?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Siemens Scalance M875 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11447?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11447 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-11447 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11447 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4gph-qhv5-3c3q.

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